SECTION: Compost Crops, Fava Beans, Vicia faba

A vigorous, adaptable legume, often mixed with peas, vetch, radish, and oats for cover cropping. Grows 3-6 ft, produces much organic matter for composting, and fixes nitrogen if inoculant is used. Strong root system brings up nutrients and conditions soil. Plant in fall. Matures March to May, attracting many beneficial insects.

One packet will plant 78 sq ft when using 8" spacing in the bed.

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EA CULTURE: C,W/Matures 11-26/Harvest 8/Yield green biomass 90-360, dry 18-72/Spacing 8"

DAYS TO MAT: 60-75

SEEDS PER PACKET: 300

SOURCE CODE: C

PLANTING DEPTH: 3"

WHEN TO PLANT: Oct to mid-Nov

PACKET LABEL INSTRUCTIONS: Sow favas from October in the North to as late as mid-November in California. The best stands are obtained by planting 3 inches deep, but can also be broadcast if raked in. Be sure to use our Garden Combo inoculant for best results. Frost-resistant to 10 degrees Fahrenheit. Matures in 11-26 weeks depending on severity of the Winter. If growing for beans, harvest period is 4-8 weeks. One packet plants about 100 square feet.