Small ant visiting an extra-floral nectary on the underside of a fava bean stipule. Some people are alarmed by the presence of ants on their fava beans but that's only warranted if ants are farming aphids in large numbers. The nectaries also attract lady beetles and parasitic wasps, especially early in the season when flowers are scarce. #FavaBeans #BroadBeans #ViciaFaba #legumes #nectar #nectaries #garden #ants #botany #insects

Dinner tonight. #garden #gardening #allotment #FavaBeans #BroadBeans #ViciaFaba #GrowYourOwn

How to prepare fava beans: remove seeds from pods, blanch for 30 seconds, cool in ice bath, remove seed coat. #FavaBeans #BroadBeans #ViciaFaba #legume #vegetables #gardening #garden #allotment #cooking #food

Fava bean season is not too far away and I can't wait. Sowed seeds on November 17th, then another batch went in around February. Of 57 seeds I've only lost one, so it's going to be a big harvest. #FavaBeans #BroadBeans #ViciaFaba #legume #garden #vegetable #allotment

I thought it was only possible to grow broad beans one time per season in our climate (Denmark). This year, I grew another round with seed from the first generation sown in spring just for the edible shoots and flowers in late summer and fall. But now I am in fact getting beans on those too. That’s both an extra crop and also makes landracing much faster, because I can cross the plants two times per season.

#broadbean #favabean #viciafaba #landracegardening #shortseason #plantbreeding #gardening

The 40 'Aprovecho Select' fava beans I sowed in March are finally coming online. Zero mortality and all loaded with huge pods. #FavaBeans #BroadBeans #allotment #garden #gardening #vegetables #ViciaFaba