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When to Plant Fava Beans in Zone 7

In USDA zone 7, plant outdoors March 18 to June 6, and expect your first harvest around June 6.

Fava Beans planting calendar for USDA Zone 7

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Direct sow

Mar 18

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Projected first harvest

Jun 6

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 7a — approximate

Fava Beans is ready to harvest in about 80 days. Dates use USDA zone 7a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 7 means for fava beans

Average last spring frost

April 15

Average first fall frost

October 20

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 7 gives you roughly 188 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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