Fava Bean
How to sow fava bean: Direct seed outdoors
Sun requirement for fava bean: Plant in Full Sun
The fava, or broad bean, is a species of flowering plant in the vetch and pea family Fabaceae. Unlike most beans, fava beans thrive in cooler weather and do not require trellising. They should be planted in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked. The broad, leathery pods contain 3-8 beans and grow on stiff stems that can reach heights of 1.8m. Fava are planted for their edible beans, or as a cover crop to reduce winter erosion and increase nitrogen in the soil. Inoculants can increase yield and nitrogen production. The pods are commonly harvested while young, when they are about 15cm long. Fava beans are eaten in a myriad of ways: raw in salads, grilled, roasted, fried, pureed, and more.
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Growing fava beans
Annual
living and reproducing in a single year or lessMedian lifespan
20 weeksFirst harvest expected
28 weeks after plantingHeight
120cmRow Spacing
12cmGrown for
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Who's planted fava beans
- shiny seedlings frames · Wellington, NZ
- shiny Raised Bed Two · Wellington, NZ
- corvi Turnaround Bed #3 · salt spring island
- Permaculteur Garden
- davdino Jardin partagé Pic et Beche · Saint-Martin-de-Londr...
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Fava bean harvests
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bigblen harvested 1.6 kg.
almost 7 years ago
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bigblen harvested 1 basket, weighing 0.732 kg.
almost 7 years ago
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bigblen harvested 1 basket, weighing 0.5 kg.
almost 7 years ago
bigblen harvested 1.6 kg.
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Nutritional data
A summary of nutritional data per 100g for Bean, broad, fresh, raw.
| Energy | 235.0 kJ |
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| Protein | 6.9 g |
| Fat, total | 0.5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 2.2 g |
| - Sugars | 0.7 g |
| Fibre | 7.1 g |
| Sodium | 4.0 mg |
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