When to plant fava bean in Birmingham

In Birmingham, typical last spring frost is April 16 and typical first fall frost is November 14. Typical last spring frost: April 16. Fava bean in Birmingham is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 242 days covers the 80–110 days this plant usually needs.

Fava bean

How to grow Fava bean Birmingham climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Comfortable

Comfortable in greenhouse

Comfortable in a cold frame

Fava bean in Birmingham is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 242 days covers the 80–110 days this plant usually needs.

When to plantMarch 23 – August 6

Harvest: June 11 – November 29
Season vs crop: 242 grow days vs 80–110 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): April 16 – November 14

Fava bean in Birmingham is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 242 days covers the 80–110 days this plant usually needs.

Planting conditions

Direct sow
Harvest

Local activity windows for this place and growing method. Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost.

Suitable growing days in a row242

Days to harvest80–110 days from seed

Mar 23 – Aug 6

Direct sow

Jun 11 – Nov 29

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Direct sow	Mar 23 – Aug 6	Plant outdoors in this window.
Harvest	Jun 11 – Nov 29	Expected harvest from typical days to harvest.

Direct sow
Harvest

Blue fill is usually too cold for this plant. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost (35 seasons (1991–2025)). Adjust a week or two for your conditions.

Planting and growing across the year

Planting is the sow / plant-out window. Growing is daytime air versus this plant’s ideal (15 – 21 °C59 – 70 °F15 – 21 °C (59 – 70 °F)) and tolerable (4 – 24 °C39 – 75 °F4 – 24 °C (39 – 75 °F)) ranges.

Ideal / plantable
Tolerable
Too cold
Too hot
Outside window

Planting uses sow / plant-out rules; growing shows daytime air against this plant’s ideal and tolerable ranges.

Key dates

Typical last spring frostApril 16

Low-risk last spring frostMay 4

Typical first fall frostNovember 14

Low-risk first fall frostOctober 23

Frost-free days211

Outdoor sow dateMarch 23

Direct sow windowMarch 23 – August 6

Suitable growing windowMarch 23 – November 19 (242 days)

Expected harvestJune 11 – November 29

How these dates are judged

Ideal conditions: Daytime air from 15 – 21 °C59 – 70 °F15 – 21 °C (59 – 70 °F).
Suitable conditions: Daytime air from 4 – 24 °C39 – 75 °F4 – 24 °C (39 – 75 °F).
Last frost and first frost: Typical spring and fall frost dates for Birmingham, shown in the key dates.
Days to harvest: 80–110 days from seed, from typical days to harvest.
Sowing window: Dated sow and harvest bars use frost dates, soil minima, night limits, and last-sow count-back from typical crop timing. Air ratings on the weekly chart colour only weeks inside that same window — see weekly temperatures and windows.

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Calculated by Plan & Plant. Method. Data 35 seasons (1991–2025).

Frost and suitability dates are typical figures from climate statistics.

Based on 35 years (1991–2025) of ERA5-Land data from Open-Meteo, for an area of about 10 km. Typical dates, not a guarantee.

Dates for Birmingham use ERA5-Land cell 52.50, -1.90. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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