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Windsor giant broad bean Windsor Giant Broad Bean

Vicia faba

A variety of fava bean

How to sow Windsor giant broad bean: Direct seed outdoors

Sun requirement for Windsor giant broad bean: Plant in Full Sun

An old English favourite with large pods and beans that taste sweet and nutty even when big. It does well all over New Zealand and has good yield per square metre. Can be planted in both autumn and spring for a longer harvest.

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Windsor giant broad bean facts

Lifespan

Annual living and reproducing in a single year or less

Growing Windsor giant broad beans

  1. Dig compost into the bed 2 weeks before sowing
  2. Set or refill beer traps for slugs and snails 1 week after sowing every week
  3. Put in stakes and string 4 weeks after sowing
  4. Weed between the rows 4 weeks after sowing
  5. Check for aphids on the tips 8 weeks after sowing every week
  6. Pinch out the tips once pods set 3 weeks before first harvest
  7. Pick pods while the beans are small at first harvest every week
  8. Cut plants down and leave the roots in 6 weeks after first harvest

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Ecological requirements

Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Vicia faba L.

Family / Taxonomy Magnoliopsida
Rosidae
Fabales
Leguminosae
Optimal temperature 18 - 28 °C
Absolute temperature 5 - 32 °C
Optimal rainfall 650 - 1000 mm/year
Absolute rainfall 250 - 2600 mm/year
Optimal soil pH 6.0 - 7.0
Absolute soil pH 4.5 - 8.6
Crop cycle 100 - 150 days
Max altitude 2700 m
Life form herb
Life span annual
Habit erect
Optimal soil depth medium (50-150 cm)
Optimal soil texture medium, organic
Optimal soil fertility high
Optimal soil drainage well (dry spells)
Optimal soil salinity low (<4 dS/m)
Photoperiod short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours)
Optimal light very bright to clear skies

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) ECOCROP, the crop ecological requirements database. Version 1. https://data.apps.fao.org/catalog/dataset/ecocrop. Accessed through the CGIAR Climate Action Data Hub, https://cgiar-climate-data-hub.github.io/catalog/ecocrop_1/.

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