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Growing Fava Beans From Seed
How to grow fava beans: early spring or fall sowing, spacing, inoculant, the aphid-spread virus to watch for, and picking for shell or dry beans.
By Hensley’s Seed Co.
Fava Bean - Key Growing Information
SCIENTIFIC NAME:
Vicia faba
CULTURE:
Fava beans, unlike most beans, like cool weather, so get them in early: plant as soon as the ground is workable in spring. Set seeds 1" deep with 4–6" between them, in rows spaced 18–36", or grow them in wide beds giving each plant about a square foot. In areas where winter lows don't drop below 10°F (-12°C), plant in August or September instead. Inoculants often boost yields.
DISEASES AND PESTS:
Blackened, spotted leaves and pods are mostly caused by a virus that aphids spread. It is worst during hot spells, once temperatures climb past 80°F (27°C).
HARVEST:
For fresh shell beans, pick pods once the green beans inside are plump. For dry beans, leave pods on the plant until they have dried.
AVG. SEEDING RATE:
At 3' between rows: 1 lb. sows about 90', 11 lb. about 1,000', and about 160 lb. per acre.
SEED SPECS:
About 270 seeds per lb.
PACKET:
50 seeds per packet, enough for about 17'.
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