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Bean Broad Fava Windsor
Vicia - faba
$2.99

Item #7305

NEW LARGE PACKET!

You'll love the delectable nutty bean/pea flavor of this Mediterranean heirloom. So much better fresh than dried! Reward your taste buds! Young pods can be eaten like snap beans. Pinch off the foliage tips for one of spring's tastiest greens. Best of all, shell the beans and cook when still green for a sweet, flavorful treat. The beautiful white and black flowers make this plant pretty enough to use in flower beds! Grow favas in cool conditions, just like peas. (Neither a 'pole' nor a 'bush' type bean, the 2'-3' tall favas only require staking in high wind areas.) This packet plants: One 10-foot row.

CAUTION: G6PD deficient people shold not consume fava beans.

When to sow outside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before average last frost. Cold Winter Climates: Very early spring, when soil temperatures are as low as 35 degrees F. Plant "when the crocus emerge"! Mild winter climates: Can also be planted in fall for spring harvest.
When to start inside: Not recommended.

Special Germination Instructions: Soak seed for 12 - 24 hours before sowing.

Harvesting: Beans are at the peak of flavor just before the hilums, the saddle shaped scar at the end of the seed turns brown. Fava beans can be harvested during several stages of development: a) when young, 2" - 3" long, to be eaten whole, b) when the pod shell turns green and the bean is a light green color, to use the beans fresh, c) when shell turns hard and brown, and seeds inside are dry, to store on the shelf for cooking at a later date.