Fava bean (broad bean)
Fava bean (broad bean)
Vicia faba
vegetable☀️ sun-or-partial🪴 loam📏 medium🌡️ RHS H5–H6
📋Quick Facts
Height
0.9-1.2m
Spread
0.3-0.3m
About
Cool-season legume producing edible beans and fixing nitrogen.
Also known as: Fava, Tuinboon, Vicia faba, Fève, Fava bean (broad bean), Fava (broad bean), Bób (odmiany ogrodowe), Ackerbohne (Fava)
Pest Resilience
2/5 — Somewhat vulnerable
Blackfly and chocolate spot are almost inevitable; needs early sowing and pinching out tips.
Companion Planting
Keep apart from
Visual Characteristics
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Culinary
Culinary Use
Stews, salads, risotto, falafel, dips, pasta, sautéed with garlic
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How to Propagate
🌰Seed
EasyHardiness Zones
H1a (tender)H7 (very hardy)
RHS H5–H6
USDA 6 equivalent