Broad Beans

Vicia faba

Sowing: direct outdoors as early as possible starting from mid-February

Distances: 10 x 60 cm or 20 – 25 x40 cm

Required quantity of seeds: approx. 2 kg/acre

Harvest: starting from mid-June

Thousand seeds mass: approx. 1100 – 1600g

Propagator: BSA, IKG, DBO

Broad beans thrive well in cool, damp locations. Tolerate slight minus temperatures.  If the temperatures are too high, broad beans do no longer form pods and become susceptible to pests. The earlier broad beans are sown, the lower the risk of black bean lice infestation.