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Vicia faba
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.
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