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By Jessica Mousseau

The broad bean also very well known as the fava bean, field bean, horse bean and even the tick bean.. These tasty beans have a great amount of nutrition within them. Growing these beans is pretty simple and easy to do. Broad beans are an excellent addition to any vegetable garden.

Growing Your Own Broad Beans

In order to grow broad beans, you will need to have a heavily-manured soil for planting. Sow in the beginning of November on a sheltered border in order to get early crop, then again in the month of January. Cover the seeds with some branches or leaves to protect them from the elements. The rows of broad beans should be about 2 feet away from each other and approximately 3 inches in between the seeds with a depth of 3 inches as well. Sowing should be done from January to June in regular intervals. If there is any sign of black fly, be sure to pinch the tops of the broad bean.

Preparing Broad Beans

A fresh broad bean only requires a blanching time of around 3 minutes or so. There are many tasty ways to eat broad beans, such as in a salad, as a curry or even as a side dish. The possibilities for broad beans are only limited by your individual creativity.

Broad beans add a nice flavor without overpowering your main course if it is added to the meat during the cooking process, adding broad beans to a pasta salad can prove to be a nice change of flavor as well. You can be as creative as you desire in preparing broad beans or you can do very little in preparation. The choice is all up to the individual.