{"id":1959,"date":"2013-11-03T21:48:41","date_gmt":"2013-11-03T21:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chickenfish.cc\/bio\/?p=1959"},"modified":"2013-11-11T06:55:10","modified_gmt":"2013-11-11T06:55:10","slug":"fava-bean-red-epicure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chickenfish.cc\/bio\/fava-bean-red-epicure\/","title":{"rendered":"Fava Bean – Red Epicure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Red Epicure is a classic variety of Broad Bean that produces well and is a plant that grows strong and tall. I have found that the plants are usually the biggest of the Broad Beans each year and often are about 1.5 to 2 metres high and are usually standing up by themselves with not much support needed. They are quite quick to come to flower and bearing as well.<\/p>\n

These Red Epicure beans really have two main pod phases – the early period when the beans are a nice green and quite small and tasty and able to be eaten direct from the pod without blanching etc – and then the second phase when they colour up and go a deep red but also harden off internally. By the time they are fully red they have moved to a stage where they generally need to be cooked to be enjoyed.<\/p>\n

They usually bear large, long pods that often have up to about 6 beans per pod – but can frequently have up to 8 beans per pod, But they also often produce smaller pods randomly over the plant.<\/p>\n

It’s a classic heavy bearing and strong growing variety that should be tried in any climate. I usually plant them about late autumn to early winter to give them a good start and then they will produce pods during the early to mid spring period as soon as the weather warms up a bit, and they can flower reliably without being cut down with cold or high wind.<\/p>\n

The leaf tips are ok to eat as well although tend to have a \u00a0strongish Fava taste unlike some others that have a more pea like flavour.<\/p>\n

Here’s some snaps of a small plot of about 20 plants in early spring with pods.<\/p>\n

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