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What to do with fava beans?
Hi All,
I should pick them now, if they are as big as you say it is unlikley that they will grow any more. If you leave them for the pods to go brown, they will only be fit plant next year. If you want to save some seed for next year let the pods go brown and dry. Hope this helps you. Richard M. Watkin. "Karl Warner" wrote in message ... I live in southwest Washington State, seacoast, USDA zone 8. This summer I planted a dozen fava beans out of curiosity. Never grown them before, don't recall ever seeing them before. The bush beans and pole beans are now long gone but the favas appear to be in full stride. Each stalk has a cluster of 7 to 8 pods of all sizes tho most are the size of sausages! By feel the beans inside are the size of grapes. How long are these things likely to keep growing? Are they a cool season crop? They don't look like they are ready to pick. Should I just wait until the pods turn brown and then shell them? How to eat them will be yet another new experience. -- Karl Warner (in a grove of pine trees, in the lee of a dune) |
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