Descripción

Frijol trepador francés (Phaseolus vulgaris) Un excelente frijol para comer fresco que data de principios del siglo XIX. Extremadamente delicioso cuando se lo cosecha joven y tierno. Las plantas son como enredaderas, parecidas a pequeños brotes de lilas con flores que los acompañan. Dulces y sabrosas recién salidas de la planta.

Especificaciones

  • Plant Name: Bean 'Fava Broad Windsor' / Broad Bean (Vicia faba)
  • Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
  • Plant Class: Cool-Season Annual Legume / Broad Bean
  • Color: Medium green pods, white blooms with black markings, pale green to tan beans
  • Plant Characteristics: Upright rigid stalk habit (36–48 inches tall / 90–120 cm), thick self-supporting stems, 6 to 8 inch broad pods, natural soil-nitrogen fixer
  • Suitable Space: Vegetable garden rows, raised beds, cover crop plots, cool-season garden beds
  • Season: Late Spring through Early Summer Harvest (Cool Season, ~75–85 Days to Maturity)
  • Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Direct sow outdoors early April as soon as soil can be worked in spring (seeds germinate in cold soil temperatures as low as 4°C / 40°F). Sow seeds 2 inches deep, spaced 4 to 6 inches apart in rows 18 to 24 inches apart.
  • Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hours direct sunlight daily)
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What is included?

Contains about 3 grams of seeds

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Good to know
  • Exceptional cold hardiness allows earliest spring planting of any bean type, withstanding light frost easily
  • Broad, meaty seeds deliver rich, gourmet, chestnut-like flavor highly prized in traditional cooking
  • Robust root system fixes beneficial nitrogen into garden soil, improving overall bed fertility
  • Sensitive to high summer heat, causing flower drop, poor pod set once hot weather sets in
  • Tall, top-heavy stalks laden with large pods may lean, requiring light string netting or boundary stakes

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