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Bean : Broad Bean : Bunyards Exhibition

A gardeners favourite for over 100 years for its reliable performance and heavy crop of long pods in most soils. The pods contain an average of 6 beans, with some up to 8 seeded.

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Bean : Broad Bean : Violetta

New 2008. Normal green pods containing unique violet-purple beans which are delicious steamed rather than boiled to retain much of their colour. Ideal for freezing.

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Broad Bean : Imperial Green Longpod - 25 beans

Green seeded pods 37cm (15in)+ with up to nine large beans. Succulent, tasty and suitable for freezing. Height: 105-120cm (3½-4ft).

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Alan Titchmarsh Organic Broad Bean Aquadulce Claudia Seeds

Longer podded and slightly earlier to mature than ordinary Aquadulce, this variety is recommended for autumn sowings throughout the U.K. for the earliest crops the following spring. For fresh use or freezing.

From Alan Titchmarsh Organic Price: £2.75   More Information

Bean (Broad) Masterpiece Green Longpod Seeds

Excellent length of pod and table quality. A fine green seeded Broad Bean and also excellent for deep freezing. RHS 'Award of Garden Merit' winner. Green seeded variety.

From Suttons Seeds Price: £2.25   More Information

Bean (Broad) The Sutton (Dwarf) Seeds

Unique in that it can be sown in succession March-July outdoors, and November-February under cloches to produce a very early crop. Recommended for small gardens. RHS 'Award of Garden Merit' winner. White seeded variety. Recommended by the National Inst

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Bean (Broad) Witkiem Manita Seeds

A fast-growing, quick-maturing variety, producing a good harvest of short, well-filled pods. The beans have a high tannin content, giving them particularly good taste.

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Bean : Broad Bean : Aquadulce Claudia

This variety is universally recognised as being best for an autumn sowing. It establishes itself very quickly and will produce a very early crop. It is white seeded and the pods are up to 15-18in long.

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Bean : Broad Bean : Express

This is the fastest maturing variety of any broad bean and an early spring sowing will out yield all others. Up to 34 good pods per plant! It is also winter hardy, outstanding for deep freeze as it does not discolour and probably for the same reason is pa

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Bean : Broad Bean : Imperial Green Longpod - 50 beans

15-inch+ pods with up to nine large beans. Succulent, tasty and suitable for freezing. (Green Seeded)

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Bean : Broad Bean : Jubilee Hysor

A major improvement on traditional varieties, producing a tremendous yield of broad, well filled pods, each containing 6 to 8 beans of superb flavour.

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Bean : Broad Bean : Medes

An excellent cropper with medium-sized pods, each containing 5-6 tender white beans with impeccable flavour. Plants are medium height and neatly compact. Suitable for spring sowing. Highly recommended for freezing. Hgt 90cm (36in).

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Bean : Broad Bean : The Sutton

An excellent dwarf variety only 30cm (12in) high that produces lots of 13-15cm (5-6in) pods each bearing five small, but deliciously tender beans. Very suitable for successional sowings commencing late autumn (under cloches) or late winter/early summer in

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Bean : Broad Bean Collection

Ideal where space is at a premium! Collection comprises one small packet each of Aquadulce Claudia, Imperial Green Longpod and Express. Aquadulce Claudia This variety is universally recognised as being best for an autumn sowing. It establishes itself very

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Bean : Broad/Fava Bean : Masterpiece Green Longpod

A very good flavoured broad bean, with good pod length and remarkable table qualities. It may well be the best green-seeded variety, excellent for deep freezing and growing well under all conditions. Hgt. 75-90cm (30-36in).

From Thompson & Morgan Price: £2.19   More Information

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Broad Bean Aquadulce Claudia Seeds

Longer podded and slightly earlier to mature than ordinary Aquadulce, this variety is recommended for autumn sowings throughout the U.K. for the earliest crops the following spring. RHS 'Award of Garden Merit' winner.

From Suttons Seeds Price: £2.25   More Information

Broad Bean Giant Exhibition Longpod Seeds

Pods of good length and beans of delicious flavour. Very successful on show benches.

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Broad Bean Listra Seeds

A superb, early maturing variety producing a good crop of tasty pale green beans. Performs well even when sown quite late.

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Broad Beans Aquadulce Claudia seeds

Early maturing with longer pods and high yields. In our opinion, the best variety for autumn sowing to harvest late the following spring. Award of Garden Merit Winner.

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Broad Beans Dreadnought seeds

The pods are of extraordinary size and length, packed with excellent quality white beans.

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Broad Beans Express seeds

A prolific early maturing variety producing many well-filled pods about 20cm (8) long and containing 5 or 6 plump greenish-white seeds. Flavour and quality very good. Award of Garden Merit.

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Broad Beans Imperial Green Longpod seeds

Produces pods some 38cm (15) long each containing up to 9 large green beans. We recommend this long podded heavy cropping variety. Award of Garden Merit.

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Broad Beans Statissa seeds

A high quality, short-podded variety, producing an abundant crop of dark green pods filled with nutritious and tasty white seeds. Shows good tolerance to Top Yellow Virus 2.

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Broad Beans The Sutton seeds

The earliest cropping, bushy dwarf variety, ideal for autumn or spring sowing in the smaller garden or exposed areas where taller varieties may be blown over. We recommend that the tips of plants are pinched out when the first pods have set. Award of Garden Merit.

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