Grow your own fresh, tasty beans with our Broad Bean Plants (Vicia faba). A traditional favourite in vegetable gardens and allotments, broad beans are easy to grow and produce generous crops of plump beans that are delicious picked fresh from the garden.
Choose from Giant Exhibition, Witkiem Manita or Mixed. Whether you’re trying broad beans for the first time or growing a regular crop each year, these varieties are a rewarding addition to your vegetable patch. Vicia faba thrives in a sunny position with fertile, well-drained soil. Water plants in dry weather, particularly when flowers and pods are forming, and give support if required. Broad Bean Plants are a hardy, productive and versatile vegetable that’s suitable for the kitchen and a great choice for anyone looking to grow more of their own vegetables at home.
Light Required Full sun
Watering Water regularly during flowering and pod development; keep soil evenly moist.
Best Growing Conditions Plant in a sunny, open position in fertile, well-drained soil. Water regularly, especially during flowering and pod development. Support taller plants to protect from wind, and harvest pods regularly while young and tender to encourage continued cropping.
Plant genus Vicia
Plant type Vegetable Plants
Foliage type Annual
Hardiness Hardy
Soil acidity Neutral Soil
Planting aspect South Facing
Leaf colour Green
Growth Rate Moderate
Edible Use All Rounder, Mashing, Boiling, Roasted, Salad, Fresh Vegetable, Cooking, Barbeque, Baking
Planting Companion Carrots, Onions, Garlic
Standard Delivery (2-4 working days) - Evri
£4.99 on orders under £40
FREE on orders over £40
*Mainland UK only
Next Working Day Delivery - Evri
£6.99 on orders under £70
FREE on orders over £70
Order by 1pm Mon-Fri
Premium Standard Delivery (2-4 working days) - Royal Mail
For customers who prefer an alternative carrier, Royal Mail is offered as a premium alternative to our standard Evri service.
£7.99 on all orders
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£8.99 on all orders
*Mainland UK only
Northern Ireland & Islands Delivery (2-5 working days)
£5.99 for all orders
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Broad Bean
Vicia faba
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Grow your own fresh, tasty beans with our Broad Bean Plants (Vicia faba). A traditional favourite in vegetable gardens and allotments, broad beans are easy to grow and produce generous crops of plump beans that are delicious picked fresh from the garden.
Choose from Giant Exhibition, Witkiem Manita or Mixed. Whether you’re trying broad beans for the first time or growing a regular crop each year, these varieties are a rewarding addition to your vegetable patch. Vicia faba thrives in a sunny position with fertile, well-drained soil. Water plants in dry weather, particularly when flowers and pods are forming, and give support if required. Broad Bean Plants are a hardy, productive and versatile vegetable that’s suitable for the kitchen and a great choice for anyone looking to grow more of their own vegetables at home.
Light Required Full sun
Watering Water regularly during flowering and pod development; keep soil evenly moist.
Best Growing Conditions Plant in a sunny, open position in fertile, well-drained soil. Water regularly, especially during flowering and pod development. Support taller plants to protect from wind, and harvest pods regularly while young and tender to encourage continued cropping.
Plant genus Vicia
Plant type Vegetable Plants
Foliage type Annual
Hardiness Hardy
Soil acidity Neutral Soil
Planting aspect South Facing
Leaf colour Green
Growth Rate Moderate
Edible Use All Rounder, Mashing, Boiling, Roasted, Salad, Fresh Vegetable, Cooking, Barbeque, Baking
Planting Companion Carrots, Onions, Garlic
Standard Delivery (2-4 working days) - Evri
£4.99 on orders under £40
FREE on orders over £40
*Mainland UK only
Next Working Day Delivery - Evri
£6.99 on orders under £70
FREE on orders over £70
Order by 1pm Mon-Fri
Premium Standard Delivery (2-4 working days) - Royal Mail
For customers who prefer an alternative carrier, Royal Mail is offered as a premium alternative to our standard Evri service.
£7.99 on all orders
Premium Next Working Day Delivery - Royal Mail
£8.99 on all orders
*Mainland UK only
Northern Ireland & Islands Delivery (2-5 working days)
£5.99 for all orders
Top tip
Key Features
Season of Interest