How to grow Broad Beans (fava beans)

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Broad beans (fava beans) are easy to grow from seed. They not only provide edible beans, they also fix nitrogen into the soil. They are good crop to plant after tomatoes.

We are planting Aqua Dulce broad beans, a very reliable variety. Other varieties include Claudia, another growing type and de Monica a shorter growing plant.

The seeds can be planted directly into the soil, or started in cardboard tubes, rolled newspaper or pots.

Broad Beans will need some support, and require a sunny position to grow well.

These are a cool season crop, very productive and they come in a number of flower colours as well.

Key Moments
00:00 Introduction
00:19 Broad Bean varieties including Aqua dulce
00:35 Planting Methods In Ground or biodegradable Containers
01:01 Support
01:08 Soil preparation
01:35 Planting depth and spacing
02:05 Easy in Ground Planting method
02:20 Watering in and Care
02:28 Starting seeds indoors.
02:47 Making biodegradable pots for seeds
04:34 Planting out seedlings

We also show you how to use Broad Beans (Fava Beans) as a green manure crop. youtu.be/BN-la_o5oPI