Broad Bean 'Coles Dwarf'
Broad Bean 'Coles Dwarf' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Coles Dwarf' is short variety able to withstand more wind damage than other broad beans. It produces a prolific crop of gourmet beans with a great flavour. The pods are 13 cm long x 2.5 cm wide with 3 to 4 seeds each. The young pods can be harvested and eaten whole, or wait until the pods are full size and then shell the pods for the white seeds. Days to harvest: 70.
Product: Broad Bean 'Coles Dwarf'
Product type: SEED (30)
Botanical name: Vicia faba
Coles Dwarf' is a short variety able to withstand more wind damage than other broad beans. It produces a prolific crop of gourmet beans with a great flavour. The pods are 13 cm long x 2.5 cm wide with 3 – 4 seeds each. The young pods can be harvested and eaten whole, or wait until the pods are full size and then shell the pods for the white seeds.
Plant type: Annual
Plant height: 80 cm tall; use twine between stakes to provide support
Sow when: Germinate best at 15 - 25°C soil temp.
Temperate: March - September
Subtropical: April - May
Tropical: Unlikely to do well
Germination: 8 - 14 days
Depth: 4 - 6 cm deep
Position: Full sun in a sheltered position
Sow where: Direct into garden bed
Soil type: Fertile, well drained, pH 6.5 - 7.5 ; lime if necessary
Rows: 60 - 75 cm apart
Details: Water well once after sowing seed and then do not water again until seedlings appear
Harvest: 70 days: pinch out the growing tip once a good crop of pods has set
*Has edible flowers
30 seeds per packet
Vicia faba
Annual
Broad Bean 'Coles Dwarf'
Coles Dwarf' is short variety able to withstand more wind damage than other broad beans. It produces a prolific crop of gourmet beans with a great flavour. The pods are 13 cm long x 2.5 cm wide with 3 to 4 seeds each. The young pods can be harvested and eaten whole, or wait until the pods are full size and then shell the pods for the white seeds. Days to harvest: 70.