[A Reyt Tayty]

What is the favoured variety grown by commercial growers? Also, which bean, in the opinion of members, has the best flavour?

[Madame Cholet]

I've grown wizzard last 2 years stands well over winter short growing, tasty and high yeald per plant.

[AnneB]

My first year growing Wizard.  Nothing to eat yet, so can't comment on taste.  However they overwintered very well, only 1 seed didn't make it.   They are self supporting and absolutely loaded with flowers, so I am anticipating a good crop.

In previous years I have grown Aquadulce Longpod.  It has been OK, but prone to chocolate spot.

[solway cropper]

Commercial growers tend to use completely different varieties to us 'amateurs' and you're not likely to find most of them listed in home grower seed catalogues.

If you live in a windy area like me I'd go for 'The Sutton' which is a dwarf variety and will give a good yield from a small space. Masterpiece green longpod is also a good old favourite although I have to tie the stems to canes  to keep them upright.

[Madame Cholet]

just been reading on the internet
Wizzard is one of the top varieties of 'winter bean' that the farmers grow mainly for the export market and animal feed. High yeald and disease resistance and extremely hardy.

[RaptorUK]

just been reading on the internet
Wizzard is one of the top varieties of 'winter bean' that the farmers grow mainly for the export market and animal feed. High yeald and disease resistance and extremely hardy.

I grew 32 sq m of these as a green manure . . .  didn't realise Field Beans and Broad Beans were the same thing 

[devonbarmygardener]

I have grown 'Masterpiece Green Longpod' the last 2 or 3 years now. They never let me down and they taste great.
I stick them straight in the ground and let them do their thing

[heloise]

I tried the Sutton a few years back but they didn't do well. My bean of choice which always does do well on our plot is Bunyard's Exhibition - tasty and reliable.

[beesrus]

I grow what is cheap by the help-yourself bucket from my local garden centre... Imperial, Masterpiece, and aquadulce. 300 seeds, by weight about £1.  All taste fine to me although they can get a bit out of control.

I like the Sutton taste and manageability as a Spring sown crop, but I can no longer condone the ludicrous price for a few seeds in a packet thing.

[Yorkie]

I grew 32 sq m of these as a green manure . . .  didn't realise Field Beans and Broad Beans were the same thing 

They're not the same thing; they look similar but aren't identical.  I've eaten field beans and they tasted completely different to broad beans.  A bit more like edamme beans, perhaps.

[devonbarmygardener]

I grow what is cheap by the help-yourself bucket from my local garden centre... Imperial, Masterpiece, and aquadulce. 300 seeds, by weight about £1.  All taste fine to me although they can get a bit out of control.

My beans are always bought like this - I buy 40-50 for about 40p
I get to select the best looking beans too

[RaptorUK]

I grew 32 sq m of these as a green manure . . .  didn't realise Field Beans and Broad Beans were the same thing 

They're not the same thing; they look similar but aren't identical.  I've eaten field beans and they tasted completely different to broad beans.  A bit more like edamme beans, perhaps.

OK,  when I search for Broad Bean Wizard I find field beans not Broad Beans . . .  and when I searched for Broad Bean vs Field Bean I found Vicia faba . . . 

Vicia faba, also known as the broad bean, fava bean, faba bean, field bean, bell bean, or tic bean, is a species of bean (Fabaceae) native to North Africa, southwest and south Asia, and extensively cultivated elsewhere

. . . hence my confusion. 

[Madame Cholet]

Wizzard  field beans taste like broad beans to me look the same too

[devonbarmygardener]

I grew 32 sq m of these as a green manure . . .  didn't realise Field Beans and Broad Beans were the same thing 

They're not the same thing; they look similar but aren't identical.  I've eaten field beans and they tasted completely different to broad beans.  A bit more like edamme beans, perhaps.

OK,  when I search for Broad Bean Wizard I find field beans not Broad Beans . . .  and when I searched for Broad Bean vs Field Bean I found Vicia faba . . . 

Vicia faba, also known as the broad bean, fava bean, faba bean, field bean, bell bean, or tic bean, is a species of bean (Fabaceae) native to North Africa, southwest and south Asia, and extensively cultivated elsewhere

. . . hence my confusion. 

That's confused me now - I thought fava beans were yellow split peas they were when cooked in Santorini - like yellow split pea hummous

[Headgardener22]

I like the Sutton taste and manageability as a Spring sown crop, but I can no longer condone the ludicrous price for a few seeds in a packet thing.

If you are complaining about price, try Moles seeds, they do a reasonable price and a good choice oof varieties.