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fava bean Fava Bean seeds

saved by shiny · 2026-10-11

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The packet

Variety
Scottish
Batch number
not specified
Quantity
20 seeds
When to sow
not specified
How to sow
not specified
Germination
unknown days
Days until maturity
unknown days
Row spacing
not specified cm
Plant before
2026
Heirloom or hybrid
Heirloom
Organic
Unknown
GMO
Unknown
Year saved
Unknown
Will trade
locally (from Wellington, NZ)

From the packet

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Description: This hast Sait to the Kean nga Coleus i
from Jack Watts Of Waimate, Southland who Said it rare ei
8 Very go6d Cropper and q faster, ang slays green MeN Yi
cooked. A top variety. that grows, all Over New Zealand,
Sowing: Scaitey Sow into trays and tr, transplant into beds 4 H
25cm apart in. two TOWS per bed, They are sown either in
Autumn or Carly Spring. Check local ess Ape BIE dia ra
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Sardens, taste, » NUfrition ang disease BN i ls |
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Approx 20 se eeds Sper. pg acket
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Set

Notes

Scottish broadbean

Plants grown from these seeds

Photos

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Front of packet

Crop

Photo of fava bean

Fava Bean

Vicia faba

  • 17 plantings
  • 6 harvests
  • An annual, living about 140 days
  • First harvest about 199 days after planting
  • Usually grown in sun

Nutritional data

A summary of nutritional data per 100g for Bean, broad, fresh, raw.

Energy 235.0 kJ
Protein 6.9 g
Fat, total 0.5 g
Carbohydrate 2.2 g
- Sugars 0.7 g
Fibre 7.1 g
Sodium 4.0 mg