Quick facts
Vicia faba Fava beans are most commonly grown in climates with mild winters where they can be planted in the fall and grown through the winter and into spring. Our winters here are too cold to allow us to grow fava beans over the winter like this, so we need to plant them in spring. This means that they will be growing for at least part of the summer, which can mean being exposed to a lot of heat that they don’t typically like. Enter Lofthouse Landrace Fava Bean- a landrace variety bred to do well when spring planting is required. They’re quick and unusually heat tolerant, and as you can see very diverse as well. 110 days. Diverse population of more heat tolerant and quick ripening fava beans selected to perform well in warmer conditions. Bred by Joseph Lofthouse in Logan Utah, where you can’t plant fava beans in the fall but must wait to plant them in winter. Diversity of bean shape and size in this landrace lends itself to further selection and breeding if you so choose. Become a plant breeder and grow and select those which perform well in your garden! To learn more about landraces, read our blog post "What is a landrace???" How to grow it:
Seed specs: Packet size: 20 seeds |