Tag Archives: fava beans

Six on Saturday: May 29

Posted on May 30, 2021 by carolee

This final “Six on Saturday” for May 2021 begins with the first rose of the season! As you can see, we had a bit of welcome rain during the night washing all the dust that had settled on every surface … Continue reading →

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The seeding is on schedule…but under debate!

Posted on February 25, 2021 by carolee

While the weather was so frigid, and the days were endless gloom it was a little hard to be motivated to sow seeds. It just seemed foolhardy, since spring was so very far away. And, the memory of last year’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged broad beans, fava beans, growing from seed, growing your own food, Indiana gardening, kitchen garden, lima beans, potager, vegetable gardening | 12 Comments

To Bean, or not to Bean….

Posted on June 24, 2020 by carolee

I’d been looking at the fava beans, or broad beans, for several days, feeling the pods and wondering if I should pick them. But, since I was already dealing with peas, strawberries, beets, elderblow and broccoli I dillydallied and procrastinated. … Continue reading →

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Still searching…

Posted on February 28, 2020 by carolee

Yes, I’m still searching for a successful method to get a good crop of fava beans, after four seasons. The first year I tried a combination of direct seed and pot grown, just to hedge my bets. I’d love to … Continue reading →

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June: Monthly Review

Posted on July 3, 2019 by carolee

Here’s the official “end of June” photo of the potager. If you go back to look at the May Review, you can see quite a difference. June began as a replay of April & May…cooler than usual and rain … Continue reading →

Posted in monthly review, Uncategorized | Tagged critter control, fava beans, growing vegetables, harvest totals, Indiana gardening, Indiana weather, peas, Potager, raccoons, watering | 10 Comments

Rejoice!

Posted on March 14, 2019 by carolee

The long-awaited first crocus “Cream Beauty” has finally opened! There is cause for celebration in the land! It was formally greeted and welcomed, intently inspected, and the rejoicing began! And THEN THE PLANTING commenced!!! Let’s just pause here for … Continue reading →

Posted in Planting Time, raised beds, shallots, snow peas, Uncategorized, vegetable gardening | Tagged bok choy, fava beans, Indiana gardening, kale, kitchen gardens, mache, peas, Potager, shallots, snow peas, spinach, spring planting | 10 Comments

Six on Saturday: June 16

Posted on June 16, 2018 by carolee

This is my absolutely favorite time of the year! By mid-June the blessings from the potager are so abundant that it is hard to pick only 6, but here’s what’s on my mind this week. 1) Succession plantings! With … Continue reading →

Posted in gardening, Six on Saturday, Uncategorized | Tagged broccoli, cabbage, cabbages, cauliflower, fava beans, growing vegetables, kitchen gardens, Potager, Royal Burgundy bean, succession planting | 21 Comments

Six on Saturday-June 2

Posted on June 2, 2018 by carolee

May in our part of Indiana brought record heat and very little rain. Although parts of the state were blessed with rain as June began, all the storms passed north or south of us. So this “Six on Saturday” is … Continue reading →

Posted in fava beans, gardening, Six on Saturday, Uncategorized | Tagged bumblebees, effects of heat, fava beans, growing vegetables, growing your own food, Indiana weather, kitchen gardens, peas, Potager, Six on Saturday | 17 Comments

Rainy day reading

Posted on April 24, 2018 by carolee

Monday morning was a perfect day for planting. Our forecast for the next 10 days is excellent in terms of temperatures, so the babies were set in their designated places in the potager. Aspabroc (shown left,)”Gonzales Mini-Cabbage,” “Katrina” and “Primero” … Continue reading →

Posted in garden books, gardening, Uncategorized | Tagged fava beans, gardening books, growing vegetables, kitchen garden, Potager, spring planting, Tovah Martin | 25 Comments

Fava Bean update

Posted on June 29, 2017 by carolee

I’m learning a lot more about fava beans, or broad beans. Here’s what I did with the first batch, a simple adaptation of a recipe by Raymond Sokolov. I picked up his MARVELOUS book, “A Canon of Vegetables: 101 … Continue reading →

Posted in fava beans, gardening, Recipes, Uncategorized, vegetable gardening | Tagged beans, fava beans, gardening, potager, vegetable gardening | 4 Comments