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Broad Bean
Witkiem Manita
Vicia faba 'Witkiem Manita'
A compact, early-maturing spring-sowing broad bean suited to small beds and exposed sites. Multi-podding variety producing 3-4 pods per node. Well-suited to the UK climate and less prone to wind rock than taller varieties.
Key facts
- Growth habit
- compact upright
- Produce type
- broad bean
- Support
- recommended
- Sun
- full sun
- Height
- 60-80 cm
- Spacing
- 20-25 cm between plants, 45 cm between rows
- Days to harvest
- 90–100 days
- Avg. yield
- 400-700 g shelled per plant
- Watering
- medium
- Frost sensitivity
- low
For all broad bean issues and threats, see the Broad Bean page.