Broad beans, also known as fava beans, are a cool season plant that should be started in the soil after the last frost of the season. Grow broad beans in a sunny spot in the yard with helpful information from a sustainable gardener in this free video on growing food.
Expert: Yolanda Vanveen
Bio: Yolanda Vanveen is a third-generation flower grower and sustainable gardener who lives in Kalama, Washington. She is the owner of vanveenbulbs.com and has sold flower bulbs for more than 15 years.
Filmmaker: Daron Stetner
4 Comments
this is great but can you dry out the beans and then plant them again?
They have been around for way longer than medieval times. They have been recorded to be eaten for well over 2000 years.
Unfortunatly, there is nothing to learn from this video. How many time a week to water them? When the pod becomes black, is it normal? When the stem become black, is it normal? Do we have to cut or pinch somewhere sometime to help its growth? …etc
I plant them two months before last frost date (Zone 6a). It's the first thing that goes in the ground in my garden. Very cold tolerant. Also does well in poorer soil (like sweet potatoes and okra)