newgardener wrote:

I've never grown fava beans before. Actually, I've never eaten fava
beans before, but I'm told they're like lima beans, which I like. But
it will be too cold for limas for a few months yeat
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I grew fava beans one your using similar logic. I like lima beans but I
have moved to an area that is too cool for good lima growth.
I didn't like the taste of favas at all. They also attracted aphids like
nothing I have ever grown before.

Steve