Broad Bean Coles Early Dwarfproduces a heavy cropping variety, growing about 1m in height with medium sized pods. Full of flavour and a strong hardy grower, broad beans like a rich, well dug soil but most soils will give a satisfactory crop. Broad beans provide a fantastic source of vitamin C, folate and fibre and are ideal for deep freezing. Plant Height: 1m

Prepare double rows 30cm apart, 5cm deep, sowing seeds 25cm apart. Pinch out the top of the plants when pods are 7-10cm long. This will encourage an earlier crop of well filled pods. Broad Beans like a rich, well dug soil but most soils will give a satisfactory crop. If possible add a general fertiliser to the soil before sowing. Seedlings emerge in 10-14 days.

May require support by way of stakes or a trellis to assist in holding up the weight of their harvest.

Plant these vegetable seeds from early Autumn to late Winter.

Preferring a cooler climate; broad beans will produce an abundant crop. In warmer regions, plant in winter for a spring harvest.

Apply minimal watering in early stages of growth; increase to regular watering once the flowers appear. Water stress and/or sudden changes in temperature can result in blossom drop or flowers failing to set.