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Beans 'Broad Dreadnought' Multi-Pack
Product Code: 281869
£4.59
OL Vegetable Garden Multi-Pack £4.59 - Buy 3+ £4.29
- An upright, bushy half-hardy annual grown for its edible seeds. This heritage variety broad bean has glaucous green leaves and clusters of black and white flowers, followed by slender pods to 20cm long, with seven or eight green-skinned white beans per pod
- Harvest: June
- Position: Full sun. Aspect: South-facing or West-facing.
- Soil: Loam, Sand, Clay, Chalk. Moisture: Moist but well-drained, Well-drained. pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Ultimate height: 1-1.5 metres. Ultimate spread: 0.1-0.5 metres. Time to ultimate height: 1year
- Picking off the tender tips of the shoots can delay and reduce infestation by black bean aphid, and also improve the yield
Description
Description
This heritage variety is still one of the best Longpods for flavour. Broad bean 'Dreadnought' produces an abundance of pods that are ready to harvest from June, each containing 7 to 8 plump white beans.
