Broad Bean Bartek Seeds

Grow nutritious crops with Broad Bean Bartek. A mid-early variety, this vigorous plant produces 4-5 good size, great tasting beans per pod.

It's highly rewarding to grow and one of the most anticipated early summer crops. Surplus beans are ideal for freezing for later use.

Sow indoors in pots of moist compost. Sow one or two seeds per pot. Cover with 2.5cm of fine compost firm gently and keep moist. Seedlings appear 1 -21 days. Keep at approx. 15-2 degrees. Stand outside for a few days from April (avoid frosts).

Transplant 15cm apart in a zig-zag pattern, in wide rows 6 cm apart. Sow outdoors in a prepared seed bed. Sow in wide double rows 6 cm apart with 15cm between seeds. Space in a zig-zag pattern. Cover with cm of fine soil. Firm gently and keep moist.

Protect with cloches in cold, wet weather. Keep moist and weed free. Plants may require support in exposed locations.

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