Elsoms is the UK’s leading supplier of quality vegetable seed. We offer an impressive range of varieties from our own and our partners’ breeding programmes.
Legumes
Elsoms are the UK distributors for Holland Select, a family owned company which has specialised in breeding many legume crops for over 100 years, through three generations.
Select a variety category:
Broad Bean
Witkiem Manita
Ideal for sowing in spring, can be sown as late as May to produce a high yield of very good quality white seeded pods.
Witkiem Manita
- Suitable for Whole in pods
- Sowing months January to June
- Harvesting months May to October
De Monica
A early, high yielding variety bred by Holland Select. It is a long day variety specifically bred for the fresh market. A high proportion of the beans on each plant mature together, helping to reduce harvesting costs. Suitable for over wintering.
De Monica
- Sowing months Over winter: November to December, and early-mid February. Main crop: April
- Harvesting months May to June
- Suitable for Whole in pods
- Growing days 90
Turbo
Processing types are available. Very uniform pods that are held 20-30cm.
Turbo
- Sowing months Over winter: November to December, and early-mid February. Main crop: April
- Harvesting months May to June
- Growing days 95-100
- Mechanical harvesting for freezing 95-100