(0:15) Need deep roots, use deep trays or toilet paper tubes Very hardy, can start early, will over-winter in mild winters (to -8C) (3:53) Put bean on top, push down 2" (5:05) No base heat needed, will germinate with ambient temps (5:35) Time to transplant when seedlings are 4" tall. (5:43) No hardening needed. (5:52) Plant spacing is 15cm (6") staggered pattern (6:20) Issue being top heavy, vulnerable to wind, choose dwarf or plant closely so support each other, or wrap string around outer plants. (7:15) When start flowering, cut off tops to prevent black fly, eat the tops (7:40) Harvest when pods are large/firm. Harvest from bottom up, has 2-4 week harvest period Follow with brassicas or leeks Broad beans do well in poor soil
Thank you for another great tutorial. I always have broad beans in my garden. This year I was so busy I forgot to pinch of the top, I will do it tomorrow. Thank you for the reminder.
I am growing fava beans this year for the first time because of watching you. Funny thing is they were my favorite food as a child. I don’t know why I never thought to grow them. Thank you for the information! My beans are already started in the greenhouse 🥰
great video again huw...i pick the beans at various sizes during the harvest period.Pods at 5 cm are eaten cooked or raw like like mangetout,later,when the beans can be shelled the size of peas ,they are so sweet eaten raw and finally when fully matured..I realize harvesting when fully mature will give the biggest amount of food per sq metre but the taste when eating the smaller beans is worth the smaller harvest.
I’ve never seen broad bean plants so tall, I must be doing something wrong! Great video I’m bing watching planning my fall and winter garden you always have great info to share and I always learn something new even though I’ve been growing food for the last 10 years..
I've grown broad beans two years now and was lazy in planting them out to the point that most of them had air pruned their own taproots - disaster, right? Well they didn't seem to mind, and I've had a great crop from healthy looking plants, which had incredibly shallow and tiny roots for how huge the plants were. Starting broad beans in peat pots is amusing because the taproot will often break through the bottom and go wandering before you see the shoot appear.
If you're really worried about soil spilling around, there's some heavy duty plastic trays made for concrete mixing that are inexpensive. I bought one from my big box store for $5
It's the same thing I made to fit my home made sifter to fit. If you are talking about the ones that are rounded at the bottom they can use some stabilization, but yes I concur with your statement.
I never fold over the rolls either the soil and roots hold on to each other. Snow here this week so grounds absolutely frozen 😢. Have a great week stay safe Ali 🇨🇦
I've never grown them either but my mother used to cook them when I was younger. Think ill definitely try put in a few this year and just pan fry them to start with
Hey Huw. as always thax a lot for the great work. I´ll have anyways a question for you: since im watching from abroad, could you please write down in the description or in the video the latin plant name? Sometimes its quite anoying trying to find the correct plant. That would be great! Looking forward all we can learn from you this new season ^^
Great video Huw! I read through all the comments and a few other folks like me having a hard time to track down what exactly is a field bean vs a broad bean. Watching from the US and unfortunately couldn't purchase field beans off your site since the shipping won't go overseas. I've seen dwarf varieties of vicia faba sold in bulk as more of a cover crop that seems to be the closest thing(?) as what's described as a field bean in this video and others, but wondering if that's on the mark or if there is a more specific designation/name for field beans as I'd love to give them a try! Have been growing fava / broad beans for the last few years
I've tried the bathroom tissue rolls before and they dry out like crazy and I've never had anything sprout in them. But for some good news, I get my compost and manure next Friday. Yay!!💃. Are all gardeners this easy to please?
Last year I did lots of sunflowers and peas in the tissue rolls and found them great, although maybe depends the country you're in, I'm in Ireland so doesnt get really hot and sunny days can be sporadic! I often would forget to water for days but they'd come back no problem. Actually made over 30 the other day
I was going to make a raised bed out of an old (what looks like???) waterbed frame for my beans this year. But it has a bottom and is MAYBE 8-10" deep. How deep do you think I need for bean roots? (I have other options).
Deeper than that for sure. They grow very tall and are heavy laden so they need the deepest roots possible. And I have always needed to add support to my fava beans. Can you remove the bottom?
Hey Hew! Quick question. You mention that tops of the shoots should be cut-off to prevent black fly infestation, but in the video your plants are quite tall when you’re harvesting the beans. How can they get this tall if you cut off the shoots? Asduming there’s a simple explanation I’m missing! Great video though, very useful!
Hi from Australia, we are just finishing our summer and heading into autumn and my self seeded/volunteer broad beans have popped out of the soil and are about a 10cm high, obviously they are thinking it is the right time to grow they are the Aquadulce variety ... have you grown them during autumn?
Broad beans are very hardy down to minus 5 C. Areas with lengthy frosty weather may be a different story. The biggest threat I find is wind , so make sure they're well shielded if your garden is exposed. Many people grow beans on the same plot every year despite being told by the experts to rotate annually. Give them a try unless you need the ground for something else. If transplanting beware of the very long tap root, but it can be done successfully .
Dear Huw, I love your videos! You know what would make them even greater? If you could mention the botanical name of your plants as well, that would be sooooo helpful. I'm from Germany, and for example, I can't quite tell what the German equivalent to broad beans, dwarf beans, runner beans, and field beans is. And I would love to try purple sprouting broccoli this year, but I don't know what it's called in Germany. 🙈
@Erin K It's really not as easy as that, I did try that first, of course. "Garten-Bohnen" means nothing to any gardener in Germany, that's a made-up name which just means they are beans which grow in the garden. It says nothing about the kind or variety. 🤷♀️
Hello Huw, I understand that Broad Beans are the only beans that can be consumed raw because they lack lectin. I assume the same applies to Field beans. Can you confirm? Best regards, Erik
Gracias, Huw. Alguien de lengua hispana sabría explicarme la diferencia entre broad beans y field beans? En España creo que lo incluímos todo como habas, aunque tengo una variedd que se llama ‘albina’ que parece hacer habas más pequeñas. No consigo entender más que una diferencia de tamaño entre unas y otras con los documentos en inglés, no sé si tenemos alguna forma específica de llamarlas en castellano.
Vicia faba is the broad bean family. From what I can see V. Faba minor is a field bean. So yep, same thing, different name. Like those flying things that we call 'airplane' and you call 'earplane' 😊
I think it's the environmental issue of destroying peat wetlands rather than peat being unsuitable. I've noticed on many gardening channels the mention of using peat free products.
Really? Someone complained about potting mix on a potting bench in a potting shed/greenhouse? Sounds to me like someone is a little OCD. Do they complain about the dirt being dirty, too? 😂😂😂😂
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(0:15) Need deep roots, use deep trays or toilet paper tubes
Very hardy, can start early, will over-winter in mild winters (to -8C)
(3:53) Put bean on top, push down 2"
(5:05) No base heat needed, will germinate with ambient temps
(5:35) Time to transplant when seedlings are 4" tall.
(5:43) No hardening needed.
(5:52) Plant spacing is 15cm (6") staggered pattern
(6:20) Issue being top heavy, vulnerable to wind, choose dwarf or plant closely so support each other, or wrap string around outer plants.
(7:15) When start flowering, cut off tops to prevent black fly, eat the tops
(7:40) Harvest when pods are large/firm.
Harvest from bottom up, has 2-4 week harvest period
Follow with brassicas or leeks
Broad beans do well in poor soil
Your videos are so incredibly well shot/edited. Kudos to whoever is doing that.
I'm growing fava for the first time for medication purpose. This is very useful. Thank you.
Last year inspired by your videos I tried growing Broad beans and was surprised how easy they are. Yesterday started 5 new varieties for this season.
Thank you for another great tutorial. I always have broad beans in my garden. This year I was so busy I forgot to pinch of the top, I will do it tomorrow.
Thank you for the reminder.
Thank you Huw, another great tutorial. I’m loving this series as for a beginner they give so much useful information 🙏🏼💜
Thank you so much. Your tutorials are so clear and straight to the point. This is very helpful...
Hue you never cease to amaze me I like the how to grow series
some great tips, broadbeans are one of the few things I ike frozen they don't change much
Awesome, I started these in the winter. I never grew them before and it is now Feb in zone 7a and they popped out of the ground.
I am growing fava beans this year for the first time because of watching you. Funny thing is they were my favorite food as a child. I don’t know why I never thought to grow them. Thank you for the information! My beans are already started in the greenhouse 🥰
Loving your harvest basket. It is quite beautiful
Excellent advice and ideas. Thanks again!!
Hey Huw, thanks for the good tips, so I will give broad beans another go. Cheers from down under 🇦🇺 🫘 👍
The tops are edible, too? 😮 Nice! Thank you. I didn't know that.
great video again huw...i pick the beans at various sizes during the harvest period.Pods at 5 cm are eaten cooked or raw like like mangetout,later,when the beans can be shelled the size of peas ,they are so sweet eaten raw and finally when fully matured..I realize harvesting when fully mature will give the biggest amount of food per sq metre but the taste when eating the smaller beans is worth the smaller harvest.
I like those seed trays. Nice and big and long. Those small ones dry out quick and the roots are limited.
Each time you mention ‘Fava Beans’ my mind instantly goes back to Anthony Hopkins in ‘Silence of The Lambs’ 😆😆every time lol
And a good Chianti? 🤔🤣
Apparently they go well with 'liver and a nice Chianti" 🤣
Another brilliant video. Thank you. Tip* use an empty cell tray to tamp down the soil.
I use a plastic dog bed as my potting tray. Nice deep sides, but a low front. Just cover the holes in the base with gaffer tape.
Great idea!!
Love using toilet rolls when I’ve run out of pots, however I’ve been cutting them in half so I’ll be leaving them for my root trainers now!
I love broad beans and i'm growing both them and field beansxx
This kind of presentation, including the video, I think, I like
We like you huw, watching you from central KY
My father love your videos Can you put French subtitles lots of love from France
Interesting i will think about growing them here.
I’ve never seen broad bean plants so tall, I must be doing something wrong! Great video I’m bing watching planning my fall and winter garden you always have great info to share and I always learn something new even though I’ve been growing food for the last 10 years..
Thanks Huw.
Someone complained about you making a mess? It's gardening! It not supposed to be clean lmao
Mess usually means wasted compost.
No, you just scrape it back up at the end and put it back in the barrel.
I’ve just planted my field beans along with my broad beans after watching your field bean video, can’t wait to see how they compare
Brilliant! Enjoy! :)
How to grow Fava beans.. Love gardening
A plastic dog bed, normally low on one side, makes a quick potting bench.🐶
Oh great idea!
Recycling is a good idea.
Your video is good ^^
Great way to recycle. ❤
I am growing several beans this year. So many different types and varieties. I need the greens and the young seeds then the dry mature seeds.
I've grown broad beans two years now and was lazy in planting them out to the point that most of them had air pruned their own taproots - disaster, right? Well they didn't seem to mind, and I've had a great crop from healthy looking plants, which had incredibly shallow and tiny roots for how huge the plants were. Starting broad beans in peat pots is amusing because the taproot will often break through the bottom and go wandering before you see the shoot appear.
If you're really worried about soil spilling around, there's some heavy duty plastic trays made for concrete mixing that are inexpensive. I bought one from my big box store for $5
It's the same thing I made to fit my home made sifter to fit. If you are talking about the ones that are rounded at the bottom they can use some stabilization, but yes I concur with your statement.
I never fold over the rolls either the soil and roots hold on to each other. Snow here this week so grounds absolutely frozen 😢. Have a great week stay safe Ali 🇨🇦
Loved this.. thank you
So glad! Thanks for watching.
Hi Huw, when's best time to start sowing them and then transplanting them outside?
I've never grown broad beans or field beans because I don't know what to do with the beans when harvested 🙈 maybe this year I'll try some to cook 🤔
They are really good just fried with salt in some oil or butter From there you can go wherever you like!
I've never grown them either but my mother used to cook them when I was younger. Think ill definitely try put in a few this year and just pan fry them to start with
Hey Huw. as always thax a lot for the great work. I´ll have anyways a question for you: since im watching from abroad, could you please write down in the description or in the video the latin plant name? Sometimes its quite anoying trying to find the correct plant. That would be great!
Looking forward all we can learn from you this new season ^^
Vicia faba
I have planted some indoor untill weather get better can I trim them as they are little leggy😅
With my runner beans, I wait until they're dried out to harvest for dried beans. Wouldn't it be the same for fava beans?
Great video as always 👍 Where can I order the deep cells from?
Container wise 😊
Great video Huw! I read through all the comments and a few other folks like me having a hard time to track down what exactly is a field bean vs a broad bean. Watching from the US and unfortunately couldn't purchase field beans off your site since the shipping won't go overseas. I've seen dwarf varieties of vicia faba sold in bulk as more of a cover crop that seems to be the closest thing(?) as what's described as a field bean in this video and others, but wondering if that's on the mark or if there is a more specific designation/name for field beans as I'd love to give them a try! Have been growing fava / broad beans for the last few years
I've tried the bathroom tissue rolls before and they dry out like crazy and I've never had anything sprout in them. But for some good news, I get my compost and manure next Friday. Yay!!💃. Are all gardeners this easy to please?
Last year I did lots of sunflowers and peas in the tissue rolls and found them great, although maybe depends the country you're in, I'm in Ireland so doesnt get really hot and sunny days can be sporadic! I often would forget to water for days but they'd come back no problem. Actually made over 30 the other day
When planting the toilet rolls make sure the top is lower than the surrounding surface. This should eliminate the drying out problem.
@@georgemartin9618 They dry out during the germination process. No germination = no seedling to plant.
I was going to make a raised bed out of an old (what looks like???) waterbed frame for my beans this year. But it has a bottom and is MAYBE 8-10" deep. How deep do you think I need for bean roots? (I have other options).
Deeper than that for sure. They grow very tall and are heavy laden so they need the deepest roots possible. And I have always needed to add support to my fava beans. Can you remove the bottom?
@@Mrs.TJTaylor Thank you.
Getting dirty while gardening is therapeutic!
Hey Hew! Quick question. You mention that tops of the shoots should be cut-off to prevent black fly infestation, but in the video your plants are quite tall when you’re harvesting the beans. How can they get this tall if you cut off the shoots? Asduming there’s a simple explanation I’m missing! Great video though, very useful!
So if you pack the toilet paper rolls tightly, you can just leave them as open tubes, rather than folding in the bottoms?
Yes! The soil will be held in place by the developing root system! Try to fuss as little as possible 😊
Yes. I pack them on screens to allow the water to drain, then remove the screen before the roots grow.
Exactly!
Hi from Australia, we are just finishing our summer and heading into autumn and my self seeded/volunteer broad beans have popped out of the soil and are about a 10cm high, obviously they are thinking it is the right time to grow they are the Aquadulce variety ... have you grown them during autumn?
Broad beans are very hardy down to minus 5 C. Areas with lengthy frosty weather may be a different story. The biggest threat I find is wind , so make sure they're well shielded if your garden is exposed. Many people grow beans on the same plot every year despite being told by the experts to rotate annually.
Give them a try unless you need the ground for something else. If transplanting beware of the very long tap root, but it can be done successfully .
I assume these beans can be grown to dry for soups, etc. If so, when do I harvest them?
just use a piece of pond foil 1x1m and you have a clean bench for years
Dear Huw, I love your videos! You know what would make them even greater? If you could mention the botanical name of your plants as well, that would be sooooo helpful. I'm from Germany, and for example, I can't quite tell what the German equivalent to broad beans, dwarf beans, runner beans, and field beans is. And I would love to try purple sprouting broccoli this year, but I don't know what it's called in Germany. 🙈
@Erin K It's really not as easy as that, I did try that first, of course. "Garten-Bohnen" means nothing to any gardener in Germany, that's a made-up name which just means they are beans which grow in the garden. It says nothing about the kind or variety. 🤷♀️
I live in 4B. I have hot beds in 2.5 foot tall stock tanks. Do you think field beads could be planted in them?
I have planted my broad beans in toilet rolls. When the plants are large enough can I plant them loo roll and all? Just had the idea!
Yes it's biodegradable, I did my sunflowers this way last year
Hello Huw, I understand that Broad Beans are the only beans that can be consumed raw because they lack lectin. I assume the same applies to Field beans. Can you confirm?
Best regards, Erik
What about direct sowing?
Are you planting them with the Cardboardroll ?
Yes you can!
Gracias, Huw. Alguien de lengua hispana sabría explicarme la diferencia entre broad beans y field beans? En España creo que lo incluímos todo como habas, aunque tengo una variedd que se llama ‘albina’ que parece hacer habas más pequeñas. No consigo entender más que una diferencia de tamaño entre unas y otras con los documentos en inglés, no sé si tenemos alguna forma específica de llamarlas en castellano.
So what sort of date do you aim to put them outside in the ground?
Late March to early April onwards
When I googled field beans in NZ there is nothing. But I have just found tic beans, Vicia faba minor. Are these the same as what you call field beans?
Vicia faba is the broad bean family. From what I can see V. Faba minor is a field bean. So yep, same thing, different name. Like those flying things that we call 'airplane' and you call 'earplane' 😊
@@bernardcribbins7083 thanks for that info, although perhaps more like calling chips or crisps, or biscuits and cookies.
Why “peat free” for seed starting?
I think it's the environmental issue of destroying peat wetlands rather than peat being unsuitable. I've noticed on many gardening channels the mention of using peat free products.
Apparently the peat bogs capture and store a lot of carbon so peat is now a no no . Meanwhile back at the rainforest the chainsaws buzz on .
Has anyone on here grown red kidney beans? Are they just runner beans that have been allowed to dry on the plant?
Really? Someone complained about potting mix on a potting bench in a potting shed/greenhouse? Sounds to me like someone is a little OCD. Do they complain about the dirt being dirty, too? 😂😂😂😂
Most probably yeah🤣