When to plant fava bean in Nottingham

In Nottingham, typical last spring frost is April 15 and typical first fall frost is November 19. Typical last spring frost: April 15. Fava bean in Nottingham is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 245 days covers the 80–110 days this plant usually needs.

Fava bean

How to grow Fava bean Nottingham climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Comfortable

Comfortable in greenhouse

Tight fit in a cold frame

Fava bean in Nottingham is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 245 days covers the 80–110 days this plant usually needs.

When to plantMarch 21 – August 12

Harvest: June 9 – December 5
Season vs crop: 245 grow days vs 80–110 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): April 15 – November 19

Fava bean in Nottingham is a good fit outdoors. The suitable growing window of 245 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 row245

Days to harvest80–110 days from seed

Mar 21 – Aug 12

Direct sow

Jun 9 – Dec 5

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Direct sow	Mar 21 – Aug 12	Plant outdoors in this window.
Harvest	Jun 9 – Dec 5	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 15

Low-risk last spring frostMay 2

Typical first fall frostNovember 19

Low-risk first fall frostOctober 23

Frost-free days217

Outdoor sow dateMarch 21

Direct sow windowMarch 21 – August 12

Suitable growing windowMarch 21 – November 20 (245 days)

Expected harvestJune 9 – December 5

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 Nottingham, 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.

Other plants for Nottingham

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 Nottingham use ERA5-Land cell 52.95, -1.15. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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