Broad Beans 'Masterpiece Green Longpod'

Sowing method: During mild winters, sow in 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. Summer sowing from late June can also be successful.

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Sowing/planting time:

• January
• February
• March
• April
• June
• July

Harvesting time:

• April
• May
• June
• August
• September

Soil type:

• All soil types

Cultivation location:

• Outdoors
• Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

• Sun

• Flower colour: White flowers with black spots
• Origin: Mediterranean region
• Average growth height: 90 to 120 cm
• Annual or perennial: Annual
• Attractive to insects: Bees
• Winter hardy: Moderately frost hardy
• Ease of cultivation: Easy

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

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

• All year round