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| Has anyone ever grown fava/broad beans successfully in Minnesota? I'm in southern Minnesota, more Little House on the Prairie than Paul Bunyan Big Woods. |
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| I have grown them in Massachusetts. You just have to put them out early. Plant the same time as peas. Hope you do not get a really hot spell in late June since fava beans really do not like hot weather. The way people grow fava beans in 'fava countries' is they plant them in the fall; they come up, grow a few inches, and hold over the winter. They begin growing early in their spring and are harvested before the weather gets hot. However, they will not survive weather below 15F which leaves that technique out for you. FYI, if you are growing fava beans, they can get a bit tall and sometimes blow over. I used to grow them in a double row and put a stake every ten feet or so along the rows. Ran a basket weave twine between the plants, fastening it to the stakes. Went ;up and down the row once. Did a fair job of keeping them upright. You might also try pinching the tops on some of them. If the weather is right, you will get new shoots coming up and get a larger harvest. The picture is not very useful, but it is the only one I have of fava beans. Sorry. Pick them small. They are really tasty. Bill McKay |
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