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When to Plant Fava Beans in Zone 9

In USDA zone 9, plant outdoors February 1 to April 22, and expect your first harvest around April 22.

Fava Beans planting calendar for USDA Zone 9

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Direct sow

Feb 1

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Projected first harvest

Apr 22

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 9a — approximate

Fava Beans is ready to harvest in about 80 days. Dates use USDA zone 9a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 9 means for fava beans

Average last spring frost

March 1

Average first fall frost

December 1

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 9 gives you roughly 275 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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