Broad Bean Seeds

With their delicious earthy flavour and creamy texture, broad beans are a staple of British vegetable gardens. At D.T. Brown Seeds, we offer a wide selection of high-quality broad bean seeds, perfect for adding home-grown goodness to soups, pasta dishes, and more.

From longpods to Windsors, all of our broad bean seeds boast vigorous growth and excellent yields – with a taste that will beat anything you’ll find in the shops. Grow classic broad beans in your vegetable patch, allotment, greenhouse, or sow dwarf broad bean seeds in pots and containers. Browse our full selection of broad bean seeds below.

Growing Broad Beans from Seed

Broad beans, sometimes known as fava beans, are one of the UK’s oldest domesticated crops. They’ve been grown in allotments and vegetable gardens for thousands of years, and are well-suited to the British climate. As well as being easy to grow, freshly picked broad beans are delicious, versatile, and packed with nutrients.

The two main types of broad bean seeds are longpods and Windsors (short pods). Longpods have kidney-shaped seeds, and are typically hardier, making them popular autumn sowing broad beans. Windsors are rounder in shape and are perfect for spring sowings.

Broad bean seeds can be sown directly into fertile, well-drained soil in October to November, or from February to April. Harvest the pods once they begin to swell, picking the lowest pods first.

Order Your Broad Bean Seeds Today

At D.T. Brown Seeds, we have been selling vegetable seeds to UK home gardeners for over a century. From peas and beans seeds to salad leaves seeds, all of our seeds are stringently tested for the highest germination rates – 100% satisfaction guaranteed.

Order your broad bean seeds today from D.T. Brown Seeds. Shop now and enjoy fast UK delivery, with P&P from just £2.45 on seed-only orders.