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Broad bean 'Karmazyn'

Broad bean 'Karmazyn'

Product number: 050040
Origin: Mediterranean Region
Latin: Vicia faba

Something new for your plate with a special broad bean: the compact plants bear the pods upright and each delicate pod hides a wonderfully beautiful secret: 3-4 light pink broad beans! Both color and taste are refined.

Names:
Latin: Vicia faba
Dutch: Tuinbonen
Also known as: Roomse Bonen, Grote Bonen
English: Broad Bean

Sowing method: In mild winters, as early as January, otherwise February-March, extending into April. Pre-sowing and transplanting is preferred; keep young plants compact with cold and plenty of light. Planting or sowing distance: 75 cm between rows, 10 cm in the row. A summer sowing from late June also has a chance of success.

Sowing/planting time:

January
February
March
April
June
July

Harvesting time:

May
June
July
August
September

Soil type:

All soil types

Cultivation location:

Outdoors
Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

Flower colour: Light pink flowers
Origin: Mediterranean Region
Average growth height: 60 to 90 cm
Annual or perennial: Annual
Attractive to insects: Bees
Winter hardy: Moderately frost hardy
Ease of cultivation: Moderate

Latin: Vicia faba
Dutch: Broad beans
Also known as: Roman Beans, Broad Beans
English: Broad Bean

“Ik ben in de bonen” (literally: "I am in the beans") means: “I am confused.” According to Van Dale’s Large Dictionary of Idioms (2006), this saying dates back to an old superstition. People used to believe that broad beans, during their flowering, emitted an intoxicating scent that could even lead to insanity if one fell asleep near them. See also: http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/stoe002nede01_01/stoe002nede01_01_0311.htm