Sowing broad beans ( Vicia faba )
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Crop group: Legume
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Crop family : Pea family |
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Well-known varieties : Witkiem
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Sowing depth: 5 to 8 cm
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Height : 150 cm |
Sowing distance: on site: 20 cm between plants and 40-50 cm between rows. Pre-sow three beans in deep pots of 10 cm or sow directly in threes.
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Germination: 2-10°C / 10-14 days
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Planting distance : sow in situ |
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Growth cycle : 80 days |
Plant out as : plants 10 cm high or sow in place |
Cultivation method :
- Very early: Sow outdoors end of September; harvest mid-May-mid-June
- Early: Sow under glass January-early February; plant outdoors in March; harvest June; early July
- Normal: Sow outdoors from mid-February; harvest mid-June-mid-July
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Good neighbors : potatoes and corn |
Bad neighbors :/ |
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Frost resistant: Yes |
Root system: 45-60 cm |
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Fertilization : little |
Preferred soil: pH: 6.0 to 7.5 |
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Dangers and concerns : Aphids |
Harvesting and storing : Harvest early as regular beans when the seeds are the thickness of the bean (so not yet sticking out). The normal harvest allows the fruit to mature or to eat bean without pod. The pods are then 15 to 20 cm. Pick from the bottom up. Pick regularly, this stimulates the plant to continue producing. Harvest by giving the stem a twist away from the plant. After harvesting, throw the foliage on the compost heap. The foliage is bursting with nitrogen for your plants the following year. Be sure to leave the roots of the plant in the ground, they are full of nitrogen.
Nutritional value:
100 grams of cooked broad beans without salt contain:
- 110 kcal
- 0 grams of fat
- 20 grams of carbohydrates
- 8 grams of protein
- 5 grams of fiber
- 2 grams of sugar
- Vitamins: few
- Other: Phosphorus , Copper, Manganese and Folic Acid
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 = little sun  = moderate sun = lots of sun = little water  = moderate water  = a lot of water |
