Growing Broad Beans, also Fava bean

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19 Sep 12 marie. (Australia - temperate climate)
how do i know when the beans are ready to pick.They are 100mm long.
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30 Sep 12 bob (Australia - temperate climate)
mature pods grow to about 9 inches long with abt 8 beans per pod can start eating( pods and beans) when young, abt 4 inches long
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20 Sep 12 hz (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Perfect for picking right now ! At this size they are nice in a stir-fry or steamed, when larger they need to be shelled and just the bean is used. I never let mine get big, except for the few rogues that I don't see till too late. Where I am, I won't get flowers for another month, and beans in November. Can't wait, I put twice as many in this year as they were so wonderful last year.
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