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Guatemalan Purple Fava Bean Seeds: Certified Organic Heirloom, Cover Crop

$ 3.17

  • Brand: Plant Good Seed
  • Climate: Arid, Highland, Humid Continental, Humid Subtropical, Marine West Coast, Mediterranean, Semiarid, Tropical Wet, Tropical Wet & Dry
  • Color: Green, Purple
  • Common Name: Fava Bean
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Cultivating Difficulty: Easy
  • Features: Cold Resistant, Deciduous, Edible, Fast Growing, Flowering, Open-Pollinating
  • Genus: Faba
  • Growth Habit: Climbing
  • Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • MPN: FAV003OGP
  • Planting Time: 100-110 days
  • Season of Interest: Fall, Spring, Winter
  • Seller Notes: “New”
  • Soil Type: Loam
  • Soil pH: Neutral
  • Sunlight: Full Sun
  • Type: Vegetable Seeds
  • UPC: 850063601160
  • Watering: Medium
  • gtin13: 850063601160

Description

Guatemalan Purple Fava Bean (Vicia faba), also called Frog Island Nation Fava, is an heirloom gathered by legendary seed saver Ianto Evans. Our seed stock was gifted to us by Kalan Redwood of Redwood Seeds. Light to dark purple medium sized beans - can be grown as a nitrogen cover crop. The flowers are also extremely fragrant. Immature pods, leaves, and both young and mature beans are edible! Seeds are certified organic. All our seeds are untreated and not genetically modified (non-­GMO).