Sowing calendar · Legumes
Broad bean
Vicia faba · Fava, Haba, Fève, Ackerbohne, fava bean, faveira
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- Sow directOct–Jan
- HarvestMar–May
- Germination
- 10–20 days · soil from 5 °C
- Spacing
- 60 cm between rows · 20 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 5 cm
- Harvest after
- 120–180 days
- Water need
- low
- Frost
- hardy
- Life cycle
- annual
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Seed saving
- easy · keeps ~4 years
Notes
Pinch out the tips once the first pods set to deter black aphid. Fixes nitrogen: leave the roots in the soil.
Good neighbours
Keep apart from
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.