No, I haven't actually, I do know as I said earlier that some folks eat the pinched off tops but I never have, I only like them shelled, I find the very yound ones still in their pods not to my taste as the pods still seem fuzzy to me but many folks eat them. They may be OK sprouted but that would seem a waste to me

XX Jeannine

I was at the Nursery today and saw a generic pack of "long pod" Fava beans for sale. I thought why not for $1.25. Any idea how they compare to the ones you suggested?

Thanks,
Naysen

Hayse, generally the logpods are planted earlier and they often overwinter, they have 8 seeds, the short pods are often used later as they mature faster and have 4/5 seeds.There are some crosses of both too.

There are a couple of varieties that have longpod in the name..Imperial Green Longpod is one.

If you have found one even generic that says longpod on it, it will be fine..

XX Jeannine

i love growing fava beans my late grandmother from turkey always cooked them with lemon and olive oil and when ever i harvest them i think of her.. they are somewhat difficult to grow here when the springs are very wet

itsbeen an incredibly mild week and i was able to move away some mulch and get a row of fava beans next to my garlic that is just pushing through the ground i plant the windsor variety im hoping to get a descent crop this year as ive had it in the past where they start off strong and then die out which is too bad as they are real good eating

Which Windsor Variety?

XX Jeannine

I cant let this thread go on without posting this information.
I have known about this for years and it effects people of Mediterranean back grounds.

Worth

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it just said windsor fava beeans on the packet i ordered them from stokes seed company

[QUOTE=Worth1;262738]I cant let this thread go on without posting this information.
I have known about this for years and it effects people of Mediterranean back grounds.

Worth

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Worth, It's good that you to passed that info along. It is a hereditary condition that affects a minority of people of Mediterranean decent.
Favism is associated with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, a genetic condition, but not everyone with G6PD exhibits a reaction to the alkaloids in Fava Beans. A potentially fatal reaction is pretty rare from what I understand.

I'm half Italian, I've consumed much Fava beans in my life and I'm still here. I guess I'm safe.:D

They grow on every community garden in the UK, in countless gardens , one of the UKs favourite and commonly grown veggies, I have never heard of anyone even having a reaction to them.

I will take the risk:lol:

XX Jeannine

i grew up eating fava beans it was a staple passed on from my grandparents from turkey so i know im safe with them but i have heard of favism before affecting some people of mid eastern heritage

Hey I like Fava beans I was just putting out the info in case someone got sick they would know where they might look.:lol:

There is also a rare sickness from eating pork and sweet potatoes.
I'm safe on that one too.:)

Did you guys know that a corn dog has more vitamins and nutrients than a 12 ounce glass of orange juice.:yes:

Worth

I am highly allergic to green peppers, but am fine when they have ripened.I am told it is an enzyme in the unripe fruit which gradually decreases as they ripen.

I always think green peppers are growers con to make more money, It must be the only veggie which is sold unripe.

XX Jeannine

my fava beans look like they had it some of the leaves hve nlck edges,... i really emjoyed mnching on them in my grden althogh i thoght they were low yielin.. i am abot to remove them but notice some of the lower shoots are getting some flowers... when do yo rremove your plants thanks ira

sorry black edges not nick

Nick, I had some of my fava plants just turn blackish little by little. I harvested what I could, but noticed plants in another garden did not get black. I wondered if it was a disease of some sort but could find nothing online about it. Too bad, I love favas with garlic and olive oil!

I'm going to try growing a small batch for a fallcrop. Never did, but hey, why not.

The leaves always turn black when they are done producing. My little fava patch was a bust this year, germination problems, black aphid infestation and all. Still have some survivors out there, sometimes they will sprout new growth once the temps cool down and give you some beans in the fall.

Ray, mine weren't done producing and they were turning black. Not a lot of information on the net that I could find on growing fava beans. I had those black aphids too, ugh! They killed my planter full of nasturtiums on the deck too, but never touched the ones in ground. Go figure.

Do you cover your fava plants in order to save seeds from a plant and prevent cross polination? I wonder how to do it, maybe a simple mosquito mesh would do.. I had some fava beans "Ianto's return" this year, this was a mix, and I had not cover plants:/ Now I've collected seeds and each plant had different ones. I really regret not covering them, because I would like to work on some of it as "lines", and I don't know if they are crossed:/
My favas trial 2012
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I have 2 other plants ..latest ones.Oone have light lavender beans, and the second produced only 1 bean, still not ready to pick.

oh my goodness you sure do have a lot of fava varieties there! It seems when I look around I only see the same few over and over again.

Just about to order my Fava Beans for cover-crop and harvest this Fall/Winter/early-Spring season. I'd really like to find the Red/Crimson-Fava/Broad bean variety, but it appears to only be available in the U.K. or other such provinces. If anyone knows of a source, I'd greatly appreciate a pointing in the right direction.
Thanks,
Naysen

I live favas but haven't ever tried them, since AZ is not the best place to grow them. I will definitely grow them once we move to North Carolina, along with lots more Lima beans, which is another favorite at my house.
I bought some dehydrated favas from the Asian market and I'd love to be able to make them. Not sure if they were just dried or deep fried, as they were tender, crispy and wonderful.
Favas are also such a pretty plant. I live pretty plants in my garden!

Love favas but what doesn't get destroyed by black aphids seemed to get destroyed by the mild detergent solution used to try to control the aphids (both the homemade version and a store-bought version). Love the flowers and plants though...but never again for me.

I planted half of my fava bean plants into the garden today.
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I saved half for planting into a different field next week.
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I may also direct seed some next week.
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As is typical for me, these are a breeding project.. I am also trialing a couple new varieties this year. However most of the seed came from plants that have already grown in my garden for one or two generations. Many plants the last few years didn't even produce seeds, so they self-eliminated. But some did OK. I usually consider the third year of a breeding project to be the magical year. That would be this year. Fingers Crossed!

I dont think ive ever tasted a fava bean.

[QUOTE=Stvrob;455498]I dont think ive ever tasted a fava bean.[/QUOTE]

I have one time and to me they taste weird.
Then with that movie Silence of the Lambs and the reference to them and human meat did it for me.:no:
Every time I think of one I think of the other.
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Worth

[QUOTE=Worth1;455499]I have one time and to me they taste weird.
Then with that movie Silence of the Lambs and the reference to them and human meat did it for me.:no:
Every time I think of one I think of the other.
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Nasty! Im going to have to consider my life complete without them I think.

Liver...Yuk!
Fava Beans...YUM!

I read all through this thread and I see where you say they attract the Black Aphids. Took me forever to get rid of them the one time I had mums I had thousands of them. But I read where you say you just pinch the tops of the plants off. Do the black aphids not hang around on the rest of the plant?

Joseph.. Looking good there. I hope your experiment works out. I'll be anxious to see what new food you have produced. : ) You always have such nice and unusual looking landrace crosses.

These are the same favas that were planted into the garden 6 weeks ago.

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