Growing Broad Beans, also Fava bean

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05 Apr 10 Robbie (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Try growing Egyptian Broad Beans. The beans are smaller then regular BB, But they don't go woody as the pods mature. And they are not affected by frost much at all. The plants are shorter and mature quicker too. I love them
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27 Apr 10 Graham (Australia - temperate climate)
Robbie, where do you get the Egyptian broad beans - I haven't seen them anywhere
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