Moonraker wrote:
Not for taste but other reasons, I think that broad beans are my
favourite. They have very few problems and they give three possible
pickings. First I use the tops when I pinch them out as a "cabbage",
then the beans when very young are delicious cooked in their pods,
finally the mature bean give another tasty option. Also they freeze very
well. What other vegetables give such good value?

Normally I would have said french beans and courgettes, as they give
so little bother - but this year both have been totally gnawed by
the slug patrol, so I guess I'll second your broad beans.