Growing Broad Beans, also Fava bean

Vicia faba : Fabaceae / the pea or legume family

Jan F M A M J J A S O N Dec
              P P      

(Best months for growing Broad Beans in USA - Zone 5a regions)

  • P = Sow seed
  • Easy to grow. Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 43°F and 75°F. (Show °C/cm)
  • Space plants: 6 - 10 inches apart
  • Harvest in 12-22 weeks. Pick frequently to encourage more pods.
  • Compatible with (can grow beside): Dill, Potatoes

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09 Jun 14, robert maxwell (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I've had no luck in Brisbane, this year the backs of some leaves are turning brown. What is itI don't know.Mind this Autunm was warm.
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29 Oct 14, Ang (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
sounds like broad bean rust..There are no effective fungicides available for rust control for broad beans. Try: Maximize air flow around the plants by wider spacing and avoid damp, humid sites. Destroy infected plant material because spores produced at the end of the season can survive in a semi-dormant state in crop residues and on seed. im on the gold coast Robert and had a bumper of a crop of broad-beans. I have garden boxes. i have about 15 plants in.. i feed mine Yates uplift once a month and had them planted with celery, peas & climbing beans. and water ever second day at night around 5pm or early morning around 6am. also i prepped my soil with chicken poop (dug it in) slow release fertilizers for vegetables. before planting and started the beans in a take away container tub with moisten cotton balls once they had shoots i put them in the garden. hope this helps
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04 Jun 14, Mags (Australia - temperate climate)
Broad beans have been flowering for about 3weeks but there are no beans. Can you tell me why please
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26 Oct 14, Andrew (Australia - temperate climate)
my broad beans have flowed for about two months, just starting to get beans forming now
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30 Apr 14, Emma (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi, I planted a crop of broad beans 10 days ago and there are no shoots and some of the seeds have just somehow come to the surface without taking. There was a few days of very heavy rainfall after I planted them. If they do not come up in the next few days should I plant another crop?
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01 May 14, Travis Edwards (Australia - temperate climate)
poke them back in and wait another week or so if none have popped replant. I recommend a variety called gippsland giant they have great flavour and grow well in temperate climates!
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28 Apr 14, Robert Wilcox (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi, is it ok to plant dwarf beans or scarlet runner this time of year ( April). Kind regs, Bob W.
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01 May 14, Travis Edwards (Australia - temperate climate)
NO they will not grow well through winter plant broad beans now and your others come spring when no chance of frost.
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02 Apr 14, Samir Elchami (Australia - temperate climate)
Is the manure good for broad beans or what is the best fertilizer
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08 Mar 14, Maria Parlevliet (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Will broad beans grow in a sub-tropical climate and if so when should they be planted
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