Growing Blooms, Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit
This is quite a name for a fava bean variety – Extra Precoce A Grano Violetto. If you let the seed dry out, it will turn purple or violetto.  If you pick it before it dries out, it will be green like Broad Windsor Fava Bean. In case you are wondering, I found these […]
I have been growing Broad Windsor Fava Beans from Botanical Interests for many years. I typically grow between 6 and 12 plants. This gourmet bean should be planted about 1 inch deep and spaced between 4 and 6 inches apart. This variety takes about 75 days to mature. The bush will get up to 4 […]
First take a look at the pretty but small flower that is black and white on the fava plant. Since I only have 6 fava plants and since the weather has heated up, I am getting only a few fava pods here and there. Don’t forget the fava plant likes the cooler weather! While I […]
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