Bean (Broad bean / Faba bean / Field bean)

Pflanzenfamilie

Legumes (Fabaceae)

Auch bekannt als

Fava Bean, Tic Bean, Tick Bean, Horse Bean

Saisonübersicht

Details

Lichtbedarf

Sonnig

Wasserbedarf

Sehr feucht

Boden

Mittelschwer (lehmig)

Nährstoffbedarf

Mittel

Pflanzabstand

10 cm

Reihenabstand

60 cm

Saattiefe

5 cm

Anleitungen

Mitte Februar

Sowing

Mitte März

Support

Mitte März

Mulch

Mitte März

Pile up

Mitte März

Thinning

Beschreibung

The field bean (also called broad bean, cattle bean, broad bean, or broad bean) belongs to the legume family. This makes it a good precursor crop for nutrient-demanding crops. Its deep roots go into symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria and nitrogen is enriched in the soil. Even though it is called field bean, it does not belong to the beans, but to the genus of vetches. The field bean is not particularly sensitive to frost - on the contrary, a cold stimulus promotes its germination. Therefore, it is suitable for locations where many beans are already too cold. Usually summer field beans are planted, but there are also winter field beans, these can be sown as early as autumn. They ripen 1-2 weeks earlier than summer field beans and thus cope somewhat better with early summer - drought.

Anbautipps

When growing field beans, you can remember one thing: sow early and deep! Sowing too late often leads to aphid infestation and gives unwanted weeds a head start. Sowing deeper has a positive effect on stability. Direct sowing is possible from the end of February to the end of March. Alternatively, you can pre-grow cuttings from the end of January. After about four weeks, plant them out in suitable weather conditions. Depending on the variety, it takes around 100 days to harvest. You can mound the plants for a better stand. Otherwise, they are very undemanding.