Description
Celebrated for both flavor and form, Windsor Fava Beans produce sturdy, upright plants that thrive in cool weather and deliver multiple harvest options. Young pods can be enjoyed like snap beans, and tender foliage tips may be pinched for fresh greens. Mature pods reveal sweet, light green shelling beans. With glossy green pods and large, oblong beans inside, this classic variety is a favorite for gardeners and cooks alike.
Beyond the kitchen, Windsor Fava Beans add ornamental appeal to the garden. With striking white flowers marked in black and plants that grow up to 4 feet tall. As a frost-tolerant annual, this variety performs especially well when sown early in the season, producing reliable yields in spring. Its bold structure makes it just as suitable for landscapes and flower beds as it is for traditional vegetable gardens.
This packet sows up to 9 feet. 18 seeds.
Variety Info:
Botanical Name: Vicia faba
Days to Maturity: 75 days
Family: Fabaceae
Native: Unknown
Hardiness: Frost-tolerant annual
Plant Dimensions: Rigid, erect plant up to 4' tall, and 24″ wide
Variety Information: 5″–6″ glossy green pods grow both solitary and in pairs. Each pod contains 3–8 large, oblong-shaped, flat, light green beans.
Type: Snap bean
Sowing Info:
When to Sow Outside: 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date. Cold Climates: Very early spring, when soil temperatures are as low as 35°F. Mild Climates: Sow early to mid-winter for spring harvest.
When to Start Inside: Not recommended; bean seedlings are sensitive to root disturbance.
Days to Emerge: 10–15 days
Seed Depth: 1″–3″
Seed Spacing: 1 seed every 4″–6″
Row Spacing: 18″–36″
Thinning: Not required.
Growing Info:
Harvesting: Favas beans are at the peak of freshness just before the saddle-shaped scar at the end of the seed (“hilum”) turns brown. To eat whole like a snap bean, harvest when young and pods are 2″–3″ long; for fresh shelling beans, harvest when the pod shell turns green and the bean is a light green color; and for dry beans to store, harvest when shell turns hard and brown and seeds inside are dry.
