Nouveauté
Gourgane Petite du Lac - Seeds
$4.95
Latin name: Vicia faba - Marsh broad bean
Here is the Lac St-Jean cowpea. The traditional legume that makes up the famous Lake fava bean soup! They are eaten in soups, in various hot dishes, in warm salads or simply as an accompaniment with a little butter and a pinch of sea salt.
Broad beans grow well in cool soil and should be sown as early as possible in May. The soil should be moist but well drained. Harvest when the beans appear to be swollen.
±25-30 seeds
Sowing: Early in May, when the risk of frost has passed
Sowing depth: 5 cm
Germination time: 8-15 days
Soil: fresh, drained, poor
Location: Sun
Spacing between plants: 20 to 30 cm
Distance between rows: 75 to 90 cm
Height at maturity: 50 to 70 cm
Maturity: 50 days
