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Fava Bean
Vicia faba
Early Octobervegetable
Cool-season legume with large flat edible beans on upright 2-6 ft stalks; also serves as a nitrogen-fixing cover crop.
In Zone 9b, right now
Not yet — plant around early october
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Edible?
Yes — vegetable
Small space?
Needs ground space
Sun
Full sun (6+ hrs)
Comes back yearly?
No — replant each year
Harvest in
85 days
Ways to plant it
Spring planting
Direct sow
Past the ideal window — still time
Early January – Early February
Plant seeds straight into the ground (or a container) outdoors.
Fall planting
Direct sow
Early October
Early October – Early November
Plant seeds straight into the ground (or a container) outdoors.
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