Bell Beans
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Also known as fava bean or
horse bean, this is the small-seeded variety used for green manure crops. A
cool season annual that originated in the Mediterranean, this plant has
wonderfully lush, fleshy leaves on thick straight stalks, 2-5 feet tall.
Tolerates a wide range of soils. Will fix 70-220#/acre of nitrogen and provides
loads of organic matter. A densely planted crop provides good weed control.
Bell beans do well intercropped with oats or barley, and provide the legume
green manure crop to rotate with garden peas and beans, as they are not from
the same family. Turn under when plants first flower, or cut first, allow to
wilt, then till under. Hardy to 25˚F. Seed at 125-200#/acre or 5#/1000 sq. ft.
Conventional.