Variety profile
Broad bean ‚Hangdown Grünkernig’
Vicia faba · Fabaceae
- Ripening
- mittel
- Harvest
- Week 26 to 29
- Vigour
- stark
- Growth habit
- aufrecht, hochwüchsig
- Origin
- Deutschland
- Introduced
- 1900
- Open-pollinated
- Yes
- Heritage variety
- Yes
- Use
- Kochen, Frisch, Trocknen, Lager
About this variety
Machine-translated, may contain errors.
A robust heirloom variety that owes its name to the downward hanging pods. These tall plants produce long pods with green kernels, which you can use well both fresh and dried. It is vigorous, easy to grow, and provides you with plenty of crop-rotating seed for many years in your garden.
The green kernels retain their color when cooked and taste full and nutty. When dried, they are well suited for hearty stews.
Care and diseases
Soil, feeding, pruning, companion planting and diseases apply to every variety of this species alike. You will find the full guidance on the species page.
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