Vicia faba

One of the oldest cultivated plants, fava popularity is on the rise! Wonderfully nutritious and delicious, they can be found in everything from elegant to rustic seasonal preparations on the tables of food lovers everywhere. Fall planted, they are one of the culinary harbingers of the spring harvest season, beginning to mature in mid-may, and excellent in dips, stews, braises... Spring plant in April-May for July harvest. Plants grow to about 30” and are heavy yielding, though the beans take some time to size up even once the pods are full size. Harvest as fresh shelly until the leaves just start to yellow. For dry beans, pods or whole plants can be pulled for drying once leaves have browned and fall off. While a bit of a labor of love to prepare, most will agree they are certainly worth the effort. 

80 days.

Packet: 20-25 seeds

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