Overview of broad beans and broad bean varieties

There are different types of broad beans that are best grown in the garden. Before you buy seeds too quickly, you should know the common varieties.

If you want to grow broad beans in the garden or on the balcony, a specific seed selection should be made in advance. In general, there are early, medium and late ripe varieties. For cultivation on the terrace or balcony, particularly compact, bushy forms are advantageous. In our field bean culture guide you will find all the information you need, from seeds to sowing, grain size and location through to harvest. For the earliest possible harvest time, the sowing of field beans should be started as early as the beginning of March.

Sowing the field bean seeds early allows you to harvest for the first time in the last days of May. Depending on the selected variety and of course the location, fresh broad beans can always be harvested until the end of July. You can buy field bean seeds in garden shops or from us on the Internet. We have put together some popular varieties for you below:

• Early and medium varieties:
  • Witkiem: large and light grains.
  • Triple whites: proven variety with early harvest time; Grains are very tasty and even after they have been cooked they are still extremely tender and white.
  • Osnabrück market: well-established variety with very light grains.
• Late varieties:
  • Hangdown: traditional and proven variety with green grains.
  • Hunsrück: very large growing bean variety with yellow to beige grains.
  • Listra: tasty broad bean; very tender and tasty grains.
  • Perla: extremely popular; tender with an excellent aroma; green grain.
  • Piccola: green grains; rapid growth and extremely stable variety; high yield.
• Varieties for growing on the balcony or terrace:
  • Robin Hood: very popular variety, does not grow too high; popular variety for cultivation on patios and balconies; very tender grain with a good aroma.

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