Comments on: Planting Fava Beans and Spring Vegetables

By: SippitySup

SippitySup — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:08:33 +0000

Fava are truly a marvel. I picked some up at the Farmers Market on Sunday. This post inspires me to plant a row this year. GREG

By: kmcdade

kmcdade — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:06:49 +0000

I’ve used lentils as a cover crop before; they’re easy for that. They also make good sprouts!

By: Anna @Green Talk

Anna @Green Talk — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:03:49 +0000

I am insanely jealous since I am in zone 5. I was thinking of growing garbanzo beans this year. I tried lentils but you need a huge bed since they produce so little.

By: kmcdade

kmcdade — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:34:35 +0000

Hey Jess — my method is Pick One Thing and Do It. Well, this time I did plant several things — but if you’re not sure how to proceed, pick ONE thing — turning over the bed, adding compost, planting one crop, whatever the One Next Thing is. And do one thing each day or each week. Don’t worry about the timing — something is always going to be in season, except maybe in the dead of winter.

(I think I just GTD’d gardening)

By: Jess @OpenlyBalanced

Jess @OpenlyBalanced — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:55:55 +0000

I’m in the planning stage. And by planning, I mean panicking that I don’t know what the heck I’m doing and going outside and gazing fondly at the garlic I planted in a pot last fall. Not quite productive, but I’m learning that this is what “pre-productive” looks like for me .

On a fava bean-related note, my lovely neighbors planted some as a cover crop and then looked at me like I was an idiot if I asked if they were going to eat them. “They’re just a cover crop,” they said. That makes a bit more sense now that I know about the double shelling, but still – I’d eat them!
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By: LaurieA-B

LaurieA-B — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:18:59 +0000

Fava beans are super-delicious, so I usually volunteer to shell them. But when you plan the meal in which they’ll be eaten, think of it as a small side dish or you might be disappointed; an enormous pile of pods quickly dwindles into a small heap of tasty beans, once they’re completely shelled. All your planting sounds great. We cleaned out our motley collection of containers, but haven’t decided we’ll put in later this spring.