Quantity 12ft/4m double row

£2.45 each

Broad Bean - Red Epicure

  • Catalogue Code 1030-3119

If you are after something special, this is the broad bean to choose. The chestnut-crimson beans retain their striking colour if lightly steamed rather than boiled, and have a taste we consider to be unequalled.

Features

  • Suitable for freezing

Growing Calendar for Broad Bean - Red Epicure

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Sow Indoors
Sow Outdoors
Plant Outdoors
Harvest

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Broad Bean - Red Epicure 1030-3119

A chestnut-crimson bean

Sow Indoors: February-April, singly in clean pots or modules of compost 2in (5cm) deep. Water well.

Sow Outdoors: March-April, direct into the required harvest position, 2in (5cm) deep, 8in (20cm) apart in double rows 8in (20cm) apart. Leave 18in (46cm) between each double row. Keep soil moist at all times.

Plant Out: Indoor raised crops in April 8in (20cm) apart in double rows 8in (20cm) apart. Leave 18in (46cm) between each double row.

Harvest: June-July

Run strings both sides along the double row at 12in (30cm) and 24in (60cm) from the ground, supporting stems as they grow. Pick young for best flavour.

Standard Seeds E.C Rules and Regulations.

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