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Moles Seeds
Broad Bean Red Epicure (VBB14)
Vicia faba
New for 2024
This product is only available in an untreated format.
A distinctive variety that produces vibrant chestnut red coloured beans inside green pods, making for an attractive visual contrast. The tasty beans make a great addition to soups and stews. Cropping is from mid-June onwards from a spring sowing. Plants average around 90cm in height, with typically 4-5 chestnut coloured beans per pod.
This crop provides early cash returns plus has beneficial uses as a green manure, fixing nitrogen in the soil, and also adding bulk to soil. Also popular for loose seed sales in garden centres and shops.
Approx. 650 seeds per kilo (1300 for small bean varieties such as Scorpio). Germinates between 5 and 25°C. Plant spacing 20 x 60cm. Harvest from May to October (sow February to March unless otherwise stated). The old plants can also be ploughed in as a green manure. Seed requirement is approximately 80Kg/acre (200Kg/Ha).
Approx. 650 seeds per kilo (1300 for small bean varieties such as Scorpio). Germinates between 5 and 25°C. Plant spacing 20 x 60cm. Harvest from May to October (sow February to March unless otherwise stated). The old plants can also be ploughed in as a green manure. Seed requirement is approximately 80Kg/acre (200Kg/Ha).
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