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How to grow fava beans

Vicia faba · fabaceae family · annual crop

Vicia faba — hero (chairman regenerate)
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Growing basics

Fava bean is a cool-season crop, usually direct-sown in the garden.

Seeds germinate once soil reaches about 40°F.

Varieties in the library run 80 to 90 days to maturity.

Grows best in full sun.

Frost-hardy: keeps going through freezes.

Space plants about 6 inches apart.

Sources

2 fava beans in the library

Aquadulce · Broad Windsor

Each has a full cited page in the library.

Row & Bed covers 2 fava bean varieties, each with a cited care timeline and fertilization schedule, and planting windows worked out for your ZIP.

Set up your garden

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