Adolf Fava beans (Vicia faba), also known as broad beans, are a fast-growing, cool-weather annual vegetable that can be planted in either the early spring or fall. The plants are large and leafy with ...

November isn’t traditionally a month associated with seed-sowing, especially outdoors ... has suffered a bad press historically. Broad beans (Vicia faba) are arguably the least glamorous ...

Broad beans are an ancient favourite with evidence of cultivation from as early as 6,000 BC. Easy to grow, high in protein and rich in vitamin C they're still a must for today's vegetable plot.