yellow , green or fava, lmk. i have some unusual seeds 2 trade.tu

zeedman - that's exactly the variety I'm looking for! I tried 'ful medames' in an Egyptian restaurant last summer and really liked the meaty flavor of the fava beans. I even asked the cook where he gets his fava from, and he said he orders them directly from Egypt. The fava beans from pinetree sounded like the real thing. The Prairie Garden varieties look very promising. Wow - talk about selection! But I'm really not sure if any of them come close to the variety I'm looking for. I would love to make 'ful medames' at home this summer. I also tried falafel made from ground fava beans and it was delicious! I'll never go back to the fried ground chickpea balls you get in most middle eastern restaurants.

Broad beans is the name given to favas in the UK. So 'Windsor' is the variety name. They can grow taller than knee high, depending on the variety. The ones I grow are generally between 2 and half and three feet but some grow taller. A simple way of stopping them blowing over is to place two stout sticks at each end of the row and run a string up one side and down the other. Each bean seed will produce one to three stiffish stems whith clusters of pleasantly perfumed black and white flowers (though there are red varieties) in the leaf axils. They are a cool weather crop. I sow some in November then again in February, March and April. We love them. (By the way, hope I'm not teaching my grandmother, but you eat the beans, not the pods generally, although some people like the immature pods cooked whole). Google broad beans for lots more information.

"Fava Beans and Levadopa Fava beans contain levadopa, the same chemical in prescription drugs used to treat ParkinsonÂs disease. The young plants and beans seem to contain the highest concentration of levadopa. Some medical studies have shown that eating fava beans can help control the symptoms of ParkinsonÂs; in fact, some studies find that the effects of fava levadopa last longer than the prescription variety. There may be "helping" chemicals in the bean that act synergistically with the levadopa. However, there are some caveats involved with the substitution of fava beans for levadopa: Â The concentration of levadopa in fava beans is unpredictable. Â Some people have an allergic reaction to raw fava beans. Â MAOI medications plus levadopa can equal fatal high blood pressure. Â If a person has undiagnosed favism, they may suffer kidney failure from eating fava beans. Many people with ParkinsonÂs can benefit from eating fava beans; however, it should be discussed with a doctor first (Holden). Other Some people display intestinal insult after ingesting raw fava beans, which is an indication of an allergy. Logically, this sensitized group should avoid the uncooked beans.