{"id":4119,"date":"2018-05-24T09:14:59","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T07:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/?post_type=fyta&p=4119"},"modified":"2023-06-29T14:18:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T12:18:30","slug":"broad-beans-how-grow","status":"publish","type":"fyta","link":"https:\/\/www.kalliergo.gr\/en\/plants\/broad-beans-how-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Broad beans"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to grow Broad Beans<\/h3>\n

Broad Beans are a misunderstood vegetable. For centuries it was associated with the poor man’s dish. Properly cooked broad beans are very tasty and deserve a place at our table.<\/p>\n

Other names for broad beans<\/h3>\n

Latin name: Vicia faba. Fabaceae Family<\/strong>
\nGreek name: \u039a\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03af (single) \u039a\u03bf\u03c5\u03ba\u03b9\u03ac (plural)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Start broad beans from seeds<\/h3>\n

You can sow the seeds of broad beans directly into the soil. The sowing depth should be 3 to 5 cm.<\/p>\n

The sowing distance should be 25 to 30 cm.<\/p>\n

The broad bean plants do not have high nutrient and water requirements.<\/p>\n

Tip for growing broad beans<\/h3>\n

If you cut the tops of the plants when the first fruits appear, it will lead to a richer harvest.<\/p>\n

Best soil for broad beans<\/h3>\n

Broad bean plants do not have high requirements on nutrient and water. However, it’s a good idea to make sure the soil you plant your broad beans in, is rich in organic matter.<\/p>\n

Broad beans need soil that can retain moisture.<\/p>\n

Harvesting broad beans<\/h3>\n

Stop watering broad beans when the first fruits start to dry out.<\/p>\n

Broad beans are ready to harvest when the beans begin to fatten and become heavy from the weight of the seeds.<\/p>\n

If you want the broad beans dry, wait until the pods begin to shrivel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":948,"menu_order":17,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":1,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"fyta-ccat":[961,947],"class_list":["post-4119","fyta","type-fyta","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fyta_ccat-annual-cat","fyta_ccat-vegetables-cat"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nBroad beans - KALLIERGO<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Broad beans is one of the easiest to grow vegetables. 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