Eleonora DB - Broad Beans
bo91 (Vicia faba major)
Productive, low-maintenance variety with scented white blooms. Sturdy, short plants. Each pod has approximately 5 beans, which taste young and fresh like peas. Can be used as dried beans once ripened.
Variety-specific characteristics
| Type | Broad bean, fava |
|---|---|
| Bean colour | Light brown |
| Pod colour | green |
| Pod length | 20 cm |
| Temperature requirements | frost-sensitive |
| Vicia faba major | |
| Nutrient requirements | manuring not necessary |
| Seed spacing in the row | 10 cm |
| Seed spacing between the row | 60 cm |
| Sowing depth | 2-3 cm |