Fava beans (Vicia faba), or broad beans as we call them here in the UK, are one of my favorite crops. Yet I think they are often overlooked when people are deciding what to grow in their gardens.

Growing broad beans Planting. The seeds should germinate in 7-10 days and indoor sowings will be ready to plant out a month after sowing. Be sure to harden them off beforehand. ... Usually, however, ...

Broad beans are an ancient favourite with evidence of cultivation from as early as 6,000 BC. Easy to grow, high in protein and rich in vitamin C they're still a must for today's vegetable plot ...

The broad bean may not be everyone's favourite vegetable, but I'm a fan, primarily because it's among the first new-season crops of the growing year. | You can start sowing broad beans outside pre ...

If you are growing broad beans in tall raised beds or containers or if you are in a particularly windy location, ‘The Sutton’ is a hardy variety that grows to more than 1½ft or so tall and is perfect ...

Broad beans are often grown from seeds in autumn to secure an early harvest at the start of summer, though this versatile vegetable will do just as well in the garden when sown in winter. Raising ...

Then, to remove the outer membrane from the beans, blanch the beans for 30 seconds and quickly rinse with cold water to stop the cooking. Gently squeeze out the two halves of the bright green fava.

Description: Erect spring legume grows from 2 to 6 feet tall and produces large flat bean pods containing four to six beans. Compound leaves, white flowers with dark purple markings. Forms a deep ...

Fava beans are annual plants that typically grow from 2 to 5 feet tall. The plants have a quite elegant, upright and narrow growth form. However, due to their relatively shallow root systems ...

He compared fava bean to pea protein. Peas, he said, prefer dry conditions to grow. “Fava likes wet soil and pea likes dry soil. In wet soils the fava bean gives better yields, not only in quantity ...