Broad Windsor, Fava Bean (Vicia faba)

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Vicia Faba, also known in the culinary sense as the broad bean, Fava bean, or Faba bean, is a species of flowering plant in the pea and bean family Fabaceae. It is of uncertain origin and widely cultivated as a crop for human consumption. It is also used as a...
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Vicia Faba, also known in the culinary sense as the broad bean, Fava bean, or Faba bean, is a species of flowering plant in the pea and bean family Fabaceae. It is of uncertain origin and widely cultivated as a crop for human consumption. It is also used as a cover crop. Faba bean is one of the most globally important legume crops. Its global acreage declined from 3.7 to 2.1 million.

Botanical Name: Vicia Faba 

Common Name: Broad Windsor, Fava Bean 

Size at Maturity: 59″-78″

Days to Maturity: 70-90 Days

Light Requirement: Full Sun, Part Shade 

Planting Time: Spring

Sowing Method: Sow seeds directly into the soil

Planting Depth: 1.5″

Plant Spacing: 12″-18″

Ships: Year-round

Average Seeds Per Ounce: Approx. 20

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