Bean – Fava Vroma
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Vroma fava beans produce tender and tasty beans of about 15 cm (6 in.) containing an average of 4 to 5 light green seeds. Delicious in soups, they can also be enjoyed in cold salads when simply blanched and cooled in ice water. Good heat resistance.
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SKU: 003GOU037
Categories: Fava bean, Fruit vegetables
Additional information
Seeds | ~15 |
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Difficulty | |
Sowing | |
Lifecycle | |
Root cellar | |
Sowing season |
Growing tips
Conditions of germination:
- depth of sowing: 2.5 cm
- optimal temperatures of germination: 4 to 24ºC
- time for germination: 7 to 14 days
When to sow:
- direct sowing when the soil can be worked in spring
Sowing technique: in line
- draw a line in the soil (in a pot or in the ground), then sow the seeds
Distance in the garden:
- between plants: 15 cm
- between rows: 60 cm
Height of the plants: 100 to 150 cm
Soil: rich and well drained
Exposure: full sun
Days to harvest (from sowing): 75 to 90 days
Specificities:
- this fava bean can be sown early in the spring for harvest in early July or in the summer for harvest in September. It does not like hot weather, that is why we try to grow it when the risk of heat waves is low;
- the addition of a pea/bean/soybean inoculant can increase productivity when direct seeding
- plants do not require support
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