Broad beans will need to be watered well when they begin flowering (unless there's been very heavy rainfall), and stakes are a good idea for taller varieties in need of some extra support.

Broad bean plants are loved by slugs and snails when they are young and birds when they grow taller, so adding some ...

Ingredients: 50g pearl barley; 300g broad beans, fresh or frozen; 1 head of baby gem lettuce; 1tbsp preserved lemon skin, finely chopped; 15g each basil and mint leaves, ...

For the broad bean dip, put 400g of the beans into a food processor; set aside the rest for the topping. Add the preserved lemon, 100ml extra-virgin olive oil, the ricotta, ...

Smaller young broad beans at the beginning of the season are beautifully sweet and often don’t need to be double podded. The shoots, leaves and tips at this stage are also delicious to eat.

Fresh broad beans are sweet and delicious pod beans with a smooth creamy texture. They only have a short natural season during the summer, so are often dried, canned or frozen to preserve them.

If you are growing broad beans in tall raised beds or containers or if you are in a particularly windy location, ‘The Sutton’ is a hardy variety that grows to more than 1½ft or so tall and is perfect ...

400g broad beans, fresh or frozen (weighed out of their pods) 50ml extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallot or red onion; 2 cloves of garlic, crushed or finely grated; ...

Add the fresh broad beans and the blended beans and cook for 15 minutes, then season and serve drizzled with a little extra-virgin olive oil. Recipe courtesy of Made in Sicily by Giorgio Locatelli ...

The Broad Bean’s Canal: Hyperactive but Stress-free. Although the broad bean TPC1 channel is open for longer, the broad beans are not stressed and grow normally.