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When to Plant Fava Beans in Zone 3

In USDA zone 3, plant outdoors May 2 to July 21, and expect your first harvest around July 21.

Fava Beans planting calendar for USDA Zone 3

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Direct sow

May 2

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Projected first harvest

Jul 21

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 3a — approximate

Fava Beans is ready to harvest in about 80 days. Dates use USDA zone 3a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 3 means for fava beans

Average last spring frost

May 30

Average first fall frost

September 10

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 3 gives you roughly 103 frost-free days, and fava beans need about 80 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

1 variety of fava beans in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

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