We're venturing into bleak midwinter territory, but you can still learn how to grow broad beans – in fact, now is the best time to tackle this hardy vegetable if you want a tasty crop come summer.

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 ...

Broad beans are an ancient favourite with evidence of cultivation from as early as 6,000 BC. Easy to grow, high in protein and rich in vitamin C they're still a must for today's vegetable plot.

If you are new to gardening but want to try growing a few vegetables, a garden expert has picked out the three "easiest" ...

Witkiem, a Dutch variety of fava beans from William Dan Seeds, produces plants that are sturdy and productive.

In the world of legumes, fava beans stand out. They are the oldest variety; there's evidence of fava bean cultivation as long as 10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. They stand out visually ...

The broad bean was domesticated in the Near East in about 3000BC. As fava or faba it has been grown where ever man has made his settlements and if the growing conditions have been right. The Egyptians ...

I have used broad beans here as they are in season now. Try to get the smaller pods if possible, as they will be more tender and you won't have to double skin them. This dish somehow manages to be ...