Vicia faba. Fava Beans Organic cover crop seeds produce hardy annual, upright plants. This small-seeded broad bean is a popular nitrogen fixer. The large brittle plants work in easily with front end tillers, or can be cut and composted. Turn plants in before the seeds start forming, 2 weeks before you want to plant in that spot. Fava beans can be started as early as the end of January, or as late as early November. Plants grow slowly. Use 57kg (125 lbs) per acre. 500g covers 385 ft.
This seed is intended to be planted as a cover crop only. Click here for edible broad beans.
(Open-pollinated seeds)
[description action=”end”][quickfacts action=”start quickfacts”]- Hardy annual
- Popular nitrogen fixer
- Work in easily with front end tillers
- 500g covers 385 ft
- Certified organic seeds