Broad Windsor

Thursday, 29 October 2009 09:21

The Bean Broad Fava Windsor, 'Vicia faba', is Mediterranean heirloom with a delectable nutty/pea flavor and has been enjoyed buy Europeans for centuries. Reward your taste buds with this heavenly Mediterranean bean. The small fava Windsor bean pods can be sliced and eaten like snap beans, and the foliage tips can be pinched, which makes one of the tastiest spring greens. They taste the best when the beans are shelled and cooked. The beautiful black and white flowers make this plant pretty enough to use in flower beds. Cool weather bean, which can be planted as soon as the soil can be worked. Plants are true bush form and heavy yielders. The glossy, green 7" pods contain 5-7 large, oblong-shaped, light green beans. Pick pods at 2-3" to eat like snap beans or use as a tasty shell bean. Very sweet flavor similar to a pea. Edible young leaves may be added to salads as a nutritional spring green. 1/2 lb. plants a 15' row. Do not grow in hot weather. The Windsor bean has tall plants that are glossy green with 6 to 8 inch long pods. Each pod contains 5 to 7 large, oblong-shaped, flat, light green beans. Plant in very early spring, and in warm winter climates they can be planted in the fall for spring harvest. Windsor Fava Beans prefer deep, heavy soils. •    Height: 2 to 3 foot •    Spacing: 4" •    Days to maturity: 85 Go to table of bean varieties