‘Aquadulce Longpod’ Broad Bean

The result of hundreds of years of breeding and improvement – in our vegetable gardening book of 1885 it is described as ‘in the highest state of development’. 

The plants grow to about 3ft tall, bearing long pods with large flat pale seed inside. 

We like it because as well as a normal sowing in Spring, it is one of the most commonly used varieties for sowing in Autumn to give an early crop the next year. In a mild winter the small plants will survive the cold and make a super-early start the following year.

Alternatively, if you don’t want to risk the winter cold, you can sow in Spring as usual and you’ll get a great harvest, just a few weeks later.

Traditional broad bean, this one is hardy enough to sow in autumn for an early crop the next year.