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Broad bean Robin Hood
Broad bean Robin Hood
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The Robin Hood Bean, or "Robin des Bois" in French, is a dwarf variety with green grains and a very compact habit. Very productive, the plants bear fairly short pods that contain up to 6 grains. This is a very interesting variety for square foot gardens and container gardening as it does not exceed 35 cm (14in) in height. Sowing can be done in autumn or spring for a harvest from June to August.
The Bean is a legume that belongs to the large Fabaceae family, like beans and peas. After falling slightly out of favor, it seems to be making a comeback in vegetable gardens. It is a vegetable worth rediscovering without hesitation, as its cultivation is easy.
Originally from Asia and the Middle East, the Bean is widely cultivated around the world, both for its flavor and its nutritional qualities. Rich in energy nutrients, it is considered a starchy vegetable. There are many varieties of Beans, with varying pod sizes and grain colors: some are white, others are brown.
The Bean can be consumed raw or cooked. However, it is a dish that requires some effort as preparing fresh Beans takes time: you will first need to shell them and then remove the second skin from each grain.
To enjoy them raw with a pinch of salt, like radishes, you will harvest them when they are young and tender, and thus avoid the second peeling. Generally, it takes 1 kg of raw Beans to obtain 250 g of peeled Beans.
Cultivating Beans is easy, and if your soil is rather poor, clayey, and moist, for once, you can rejoice! Beans are made for you. Indeed, like all legumes, they are not demanding. And it is in heavy and very fresh soils that they perform best. They are also not very frost-sensitive and can be sown as early as February in most parts of France.
Harvest: Harvesting Beans simply involves picking pods at different stages of ripeness, depending on how you want to consume them: raw, cooked, or dried.
Storage: Fresh Beans can be stored for a few days in the vegetable drawer of your refrigerator. You can also dry them and store them at room temperature. Beans also freeze very well.
Gardener's tip: Beans are the preferred vegetable of black aphids. It is rare for them not to be attacked by a colony that usually descends massively on a whole row. To dislodge them without resorting to insecticides, you can spray water mixed with black soap (2 tablespoons per liter).
This year, in our garden, having read that their presence could promote fruiting, we let them be. Quickly, we noticed the presence of ladybirds. They were not numerous enough, of course, but the harvest was quite respectable even though, it must be admitted, the pods were black and rather sticky! In the end, we enjoyed them and we believe that ladybirds are now more numerous in the garden because there is not a single aphid on our Nasturtiums.
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The germination of the Broad Bean occurs at a minimum temperature of 8°. It takes between 8 and 30 days for the seedlings to emerge.
Sowing is done from October to the end of November in the South-West region or under cover everywhere else, for a harvest from mid-May to the end of June. In the rest of France, the sowing period extends from early February to the end of April for a harvest from mid-June to the end of August.
The young Broad Bean plants tolerate negative temperatures but cannot withstand several days at -5°, so if you sow in winter or if the end of winter is icy, remember to shelter them under a small Nantes tunnel.
In the sun, on well-loosened and lightly tilled soil, trace furrows spaced 40 to 50 cm (16 to 20in) apart, with a depth of 3 to 4 centimeters (1 to 2 inches). Sow in rows, spacing the seeds 5 cm (2in) apart and cover.
Cultivation:
The Broad Bean is a frugal vegetable that thrives in heavy and damp soil. It does not require any prior fertilization and is sown in well-loosened soil.
During its cultivation, it is necessary to mound up the plants when they reach a height of 30 cm (12in). This stimulates the formation of new roots and ensures better stability. At flowering, the top of the plant is traditionally pinched to promote pod formation and eliminate aphids, which tend to settle there first.
In windy regions, it is advisable to stake the Broad Beans (we do it a bit like with raspberry plants) so that, loaded with pods, they do not bend over at the first gust of wind.
Regarding companion planting, the Broad Bean is a good neighbor, especially because it has the ability to fix nitrogen in the soil. It is said to increase the production of Cabbage and Lettuce. To repel aphids, you can also sow Basil and Phacelia between the rows of Broad Beans.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.