Broad Bean 'Tripoli'
Broad Bean 'Tripoli' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
'Tripoli' gives big improvements in pod size and yield compared to other cultivars. It has an excellent yield of long 20cm pods with 6 – 7 large 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 pale green seeds. It copes better with warmer weather than other varieties.
Product: Broad Bean 'Tripoli'
Product type: SEED (15)
Botanical name: Vicia faba
Tripoli' gives big improvements in pod size and yield compared to other cultivars. It has an excellent yield of long 20cm pods with 6 – 7 large 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 pale green seeds. It copes better with warmer weather than other varieties.
Plant type: Annual
Plant height: 90 - 100 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: 75 - 85 days: pinch out the growing tip once a good crop of pods has set