GardenWizzPlant Care Card

Broad Bean

Vicia faba · Annual

Hardiness

H4 Hardy — average winter (to −10 to −5°C)

Position

Full sun

Height × Spread

50–180 cm × —

Soil

fertile, moist but well drained soil; tolerates clay, chalk, loam, sand; pH acid, alkaline, neutral

Flowering

—

Toxicity

Some people have favism, a hemolytic response to the consumption of broad beans

The Gardening Year

🌱 Sow

Chocolate spot: Remove infected plant debris after harvest to reduce overwintering spores.

Broad bean rust: Maximise air flow with wider spacing and destroy infected material to prevent spread.

Black bean aphid: Pick off the tips of shoots to reduce infestation and improve yield.

Pea and bean weevil: Monitor plants during flowering and remove affected flowers if infestation is heavy.

Broad bean seed beetle: Inspect saved seeds for damage; most affected seeds will still germinate successfully.