Broad bean ‘Aquadulce Claudia’
Vicia faba · Vegetable · No. 16
- Sow under cover
- —
- Sow outdoors
- Feb–Apr, Oct–Nov
- Harvest
- May–Jul
- Germination
- 7–14 days
- Spacing
- 20 cm in the row, 45 cm between rows
- Days to harvest
- 80–100 from sowing
- Sun
- Full sun
- Seed saving
- Moderate
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoors | February | March | April | October | November | |||||||
| Harvest | May | June | July |
Notes
Autumn or spring sowing; autumn sowings harvest 3–4 weeks earlier. Bees cross broad beans; grow one variety per plot.
Saving seed · Moderate
Insects cross it with other varieties. Grow one variety, isolate, or bag and hand-pollinate.
- Grow one variety of this plant, or keep 50 m from others.
- Or bag three flowers before they open and hand-pollinate.
- Leave the seed to ripen fully, then dry 7–14 days.