No Field Beans aren't Broads. If you want to grow Broads over winter to eat, grow Aqua something something. Name escapes me. Winter hardy. Quote from: Pompey Spud on August 25, , I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days all attack me at once Thanks for your help, it's all a bit strange. Then again, I suppose overwintering broad beans on my light soil is doing the same as green manure! The plants produced a huge number of fairly small pods, each of which in turn contained about four beans - fairly small compared to broads.
The overall harvest was noticeably bigger than from a similarly-sized bed of broad beans elsewhere in my garden. But it was the quality that was really noticeable.
Field beans tend to be more robust than their more highly-bred cousins, the broads, and in this crop there wasn't one single bean damaged by pest or disease. They have a lovely strong flavour and freeze superbly, keeping texture, taste and colour much better than broad beans do. Incidentally, a reader of an archival bent has pointed out to me that I missed marking this column's 20th birthday, which actually fell last August. By way of belated celebration here's a special offer - I will send a free packet of seeds to any reader who manages to overthrow monopoly capitalism before the end of February.
By becoming a Club member you are helping the Morning Star cover its printing, distribution and staff costs — help keep our paper thriving by joining! Money from shares contributes directly to keep our paper thriving. Knowing that the leaves are edible is super because it massively increases the food you see on these plants, and extends the length of harvest. Here too in the subtropics, it makes growing broad beans worthwhile.
I wait and wait for the beans but always disappointed with my meagre harvest. They are definitely more of a temperate vegetable However, the fact that they are great for the soil as well as a producer of excellent winter greens and flowers makes them a welcome addition in my veggie garden.
In the subtropics, broad beans have just a short growing season. I planted mine directly into the bed where the corn had finished. I poked the big seeds in through drying corn leaves that I chopped and dropped, and after a few weeks tossed some compost under the mulch too.
They are looking vibrant and healthy. So easy. When they are finished. Its foliage will Its foliage will add some organic matter to the soil but to help suppress weeds further it is often sown with grazing rye. Field beans are part of the legume family, therefore, sow after summer legumes to overwinter in a crop rotation plan. Follow with Brassicas and they will benefit from as nitrogen helps to promote the green leafy growth that we eat e.
Either cut down and dig in during spring or cut down, allow to re-grow and then dig in. Best to dig in before flowering and weeks before area required for new seasons planting. Not just for use as green manure The plants are full size, bearing huge numbers of pods with 3 or 4 seed packed closely together.
The overall effect is usually a higher yield of beans from the same size plot. This batch of Field Beans germinates well but shows a lot of insect damage.
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