10 Fava Bean Seeds Garden Variety Heirloom Cool Season Legume

Fava beans are a hardy cool-season legume grown for their large, sweet seeds and versatile culinary use. Also known as broad beans, these vigorous plants produce sturdy stems with fragrant white and purple-tinged flowers followed by long pods filled with plump beans. They thrive in cool weather and make an excellent choice for spring and fall gardens, adding nitrogen to the soil as they grow.
Fava beans are enjoyed fresh when young and tender or dried for storage and winter cooking. The plants grow upright and can reach several feet tall, making them a striking addition to the vegetable patch. Harvest pods when they are full and firm for the best flavor and texture. Their cool-season habit allows gardeners to extend the growing season beyond warm-weather crops.
Species: Vicia faba
Variety: Garden
Type: Annual legume
Plant_Habit: Upright bushy
Sun: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Well-drained, fertile loam
Days_to_Harvest: 75-90
Zones: 3-10
Germination: 6-14 days
Sowing: Direct sow 1-2 inches deep after last frost
Spacing: 6-8 inches apart in rows 18-24 inches apart
Notes: Cool-season crop; thrives in mild temperatures