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Broad Beans Aquadulce Seed

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Broad Beans Aquadulce Seed – The Heirloom Favourite for Rich Flavour and Prolific Harvests 🌱

Elevate Your Garden with This Classic Heirloom Variety

Experience the joy of growing Broad Beans Aquadulce, a well-respected heirloom variety cherished for its exceptional flavour, ease of cultivation, and impressive yields. Standing tall at 1 to 1.5 metres, these robust plants produce long, slender pods up to 25 cm, filled with large, flat seeds that start light green and mature to a rich beige. Aquadulce is celebrated for its early growth, frost tolerance, and ability to thrive even in cooler temperatures, making it a perfect choice for autumn to winter sowing.

🌟 Key Features & Benefits:

  • Prolific Harvests: Enjoy an abundant yield of long, green pods packed with large, flavourful beans, ensuring a bountiful harvest season.
  • Exceptional Flavour: Relish the rich, nutty taste and creamy texture, perfect for Mediterranean and Middle Eastern dishes.
  • Versatile Culinary Use: Ideal for soups, stews, salads, or as a hearty side dish, these beans add a delicious, nutritious touch to any meal.
  • Cold Hardy: This variety thrives in cooler climates, withstanding frost and cold temperatures, ensuring reliable growth year-round.
  • Nutrient-Rich: A healthy addition to your diet, these beans are a great source of protein, fibre, and essential nutrients.

🌱 Growing Information:

  • Plant Type: Vegetable
  • Scientific Name: Vicia faba
  • Sowing Time: Autumn to Winter
  • Position: Full Sun
  • Sow Depth: 20 mm
  • Spacing: 30 cm x 50 cm
  • Germination: 7-14 days
  • Days to Harvest: 90 - 100 days
  • Ideal Temperature: 15 - 20° C

🍽️ Why You’ll Love It:

  1. Consistent Quality: Heirloom seeds like Aquadulce offer reliable performance, making them a trusted choice for gardeners seeking both quantity and quality.
  2. Healthy Eating: Add a nutritious, home-grown ingredient to your meals, packed with protein and fibre to support a balanced diet.
  3. Gardener’s Delight: Enjoy the satisfaction of growing a time-honoured variety that has been perfected over centuries, withstanding the test of time in both flavour and resilience.

🛒 Ready to Plant?

Bring the tradition and taste of Broad Beans Aquadulce to your garden. Order your seeds today and start your journey towards a rich, nutritious harvest!

Plant Information

Plant Type: Vegetable

Scientific name: Vicia faba

Growing Information

General Sowing Time: Autumn to Winter

Position: Sun

Sow Depth: 20 mm

Spacing: 30 x 50 cm

Germination: 7-14 days

Days to Harvest: 90 - 100 days

Temperature: 15 - 20° C

Seed Quantity

25g raw seed: Approx 50 seeds

100g raw seed: Approx 200 seeds

1kg raw seed: Approx 2 000 seeds

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