A Detailed Guide to Broad Bean Seed Selection and Seedling Raising Methods

Broad bean is a legume plant; in some regions some people also call it fava bean, an annual or biennial herbaceous plant. So how do you select seeds of broad bean? And what are the seedling raising methods for broad bean?

1. How do you select broad bean seeds?

When selecting seeds, you should choose varieties with a high survival rate and strong disease resistance. You can buy these directly from a seed shop. Whether the seeds can survive and whether they grow vigorously depends most of all on the choice of seeds.

2. What are the seedling raising methods for broad bean?

1. Seed selection and sowing

When choosing broad bean seeds, you should select excellent seeds with high yield and no disease. Before sowing, dig the soil deep and turn it over to make the soil loose, which helps the roots spread, sprout and form root nodules; then inoculating with rhizobia can increase yield. You can use the soil inoculation method by taking about 100 jin of soil from soil where broad beans have been grown and sprinkling it in the furrow at sowing time.

2. Seedling stage management

During the seedling stage, pay attention to the condition of the seedlings and adopt corresponding control methods according to their condition. After sowing, cover with soil and cover with rice straw to maintain temperature and humidity. In the middle growth stage, do a good job of pest and disease control, deal with affected plants, remove diseased remains and weeds, and destroy them centrally. Spray pesticide to control diseases, insects, and rodents, control moisture well, and tidy the branches and seedlings. Ensure the normal development of the plants. In the later stage, ensure the plants' water needs, control the density well, and maintain good ventilation and light transmission in the field.

3. Topdressing and watering

After sowing, irrigate promptly to maintain the needed moisture, which can promote earlier sprouting and emergence. After sowing, press the soil firm to prevent lodging when the plants grow larger. When young leaves appear, you can appropriately apply a little nitrogen fertilizer as topdressing; during the growth period, apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizers as topdressing at intervals. When podding, apply more trace elements, which can reduce flower and pod drop and achieve high yield. In the early stage, the main thing is still to ensure drainage and ventilation, otherwise it will cause flowers and pods to drop and beans to shrivel.

4. Cultivation and pruning

After emergence, check promptly; if missing seedlings are found, reseed immediately. During the seedling stage, cultivate and weed frequently, and firm and thicken the soil to prevent lodging. Around the flowering period, pay more attention to the branching of the seedlings; broad bean branches rarely form pods, so excess branches should be cut off so the main stem can absorb more nutrients, increase the fruiting rate, and improve the plumpness rate.

5. Timely harvesting

When harvesting broad beans, you can do it in batches, from bottom to top, about once a week. You can keep some mature seeds; when the leaves fall, pick the pods from the middle and lower parts, and after drying them in the sun, open the pods to store the broad beans.

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