Broad beans are a traditional allotment crop that, sown in November, can provide one of the first fresh pickings of summer. You can also sow in spring. The Which? Gardening magazine experts have ...

Give your salads a flavorful twist by adding marinated fava beans. Simply let cooked beans soak up the goodness of olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and herbs for a minimum of one hour before tossing ...

THE text-book statements on the relation of the micropyle to the radicle are entirely wrong so far as I have been able to observe. If the testa be carefully removed it will be found to have two ...

Yes, you can, and very good they are too. The important thing is that you choose beans that are very, very young, otherwise they will be tough and the fur inside will be indigestible. A classic ...