Substantial Pods
Upright plants develop large pods filled with broad, edible beans.Upright plants develop substantial bean pods.
Broad Bean Seeds
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Growing Level
Easy to Grow
Germination
High Germination
Garden Use
Vegetable Gardens
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About This Variety
Meet This Variety
Broad bean (Vicia faba), also called fava bean, is a cool-season annual grown for its substantial pods and edible shelled beans. Upright plants perform best when temperatures are mild.
Grow in full sun and fertile, well-drained soil. Sow during the cool part of the season, maintain even moisture during flowering and pod set, and harvest pods when the beans reach the size preferred for cooking.
A cool-season fava bean with upright growth and substantial pods for fresh shelling and home-garden harvests.
Growing at a Glance
Botanical Name
Vicia faba
Life Cycle
Annual
Sun Requirement
Full Sun
Water Needs
Moderate
Soil Preference
Fertile and well-drained
Why Gardeners Love It
Fresh Shelling Beans
Harvested beans suit a range of fresh and cooked garden-to-kitchen uses.Fresh beans suit many cooked dishes.
Cool-Season Crop
Plants grow during the mild part of the season when many warm crops rest.A useful crop for mild growing weather.
Best Growing Conditions
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun
- Moisture Needs
- Moderate
- Soil Preference
- Fertile and well-drained
How to Grow
Prepare
Choose full sun and work compost into fertile, well-drained soil.
Choose full sun and fertile, well-drained soil.
Sow
Sow during cool weather at the depth and spacing shown on the packet.
Sow in cool weather using packet guidance.
Water
Keep soil evenly moist, especially while plants flower and set pods.
Keep soil evenly moist during pod set.
Support
Support tall or exposed plants if stems begin to lean under pod weight.
Support plants if pod weight bends stems.
Harvest
Pick pods when the beans inside reach the size preferred for cooking.
Pick pods when beans reach the preferred size.
Garden Uses
Vegetable Gardens
Raised Beds
Containers
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