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Fava Bean Companion Planting

Vicia faba

Legume (Fabaceae) -- cool season

1 beneficial companion
0 antagonistic relationships

Good Companions for Fava Bean

SpinachSpinacia oleracea
BeneficialNutrient SharingSupported

Fava beans fix substantial nitrogen (up to 200 kg/ha in favorable conditions). Interplanting with spinach provides N-rich soil environment for the leafy crop. Both are cold-tolerant, enabling early-season intercropping.

Plant favas in fall or very early spring. Sow spinach between fava rows.

Sources
  • Nitrogen fixation and transfer in intercrop systems with faba bean -- Field Crops Research (2010)