Place wire or twine supports in rows at seeding. Expect 8-foot tall vines. Green pods are harvested in 50 to 60 days, or 70 days for dry harvest. For highest quality, pick daily and tie in bunches of 10 to 12 pods per bunch. Plants form 2-foot high bushes.
Mature pods have shiny, red, round beans.
30 to 40 inches apart. Plants prefer a pH range of 5.5 to 6.5 and require ample moisture. Harvest green when pods begin to show seed development and continue at 5-day intervals. Fava beans do best in moist, rich soil. Unlike green beans, they do not thrive in hot weather but like cool weather, even tolerating freezing temperatures.