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BAB125210
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Broad Bean ‘Windsor’ (Vicia faba)
Botanical Name: Vicia faba
Type: Hardy Annual

Broad Bean ‘Windsor’ is a traditional favourite and one of the finest broad bean varieties for flavour and performance. Producing sturdy plants with large pods, each containing 4–5 broad, tender green beans, this variety delivers a rich, earthy taste that’s unbeatable fresh from the garden. Hardy and dependable, it performs well in all regions and can be sown in autumn for an early crop or in spring for a bountiful summer harvest.

Plant Details

Type: Hardy annual
Height: 90–120cm
Spread: 30–45cm
Flowers: May – July
Harvest: May – August
Position: Full sun; fertile, well-drained soil

Growing Information

Sow: March – May or Oct – Nov (autumn sowing for early crops)
Germination: 7–14 days at 10–15°C
Spacing: 20cm apart in double rows 20cm apart; 60cm between double rows
Care: Support taller plants with canes or string; water well during flowering and pod set; pinch out tips after first pods form to deter aphids

Why You’ll Love It

Classic variety with outstanding flavour
Hardy and reliable for early or main-season crops
Heavy yields of large, tender beans
Excellent for fresh use or freezing

Top Tip

For the sweetest beans, harvest when pods are still green and beans inside are young and tender. Pinch out the growing tips once pods begin to set — it improves yield and keeps aphids away!

Perfect For

Vegetable gardens and allotments
Early and main-season cropping
Home freezing and preserving
Traditional cottage garden planting

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