When to plant fava bean in Orlando

In Orlando, typical last spring frost is January 19 and typical first fall frost is January 18. Typical last spring frost: January 19. Fava bean in Orlando is not realistic outdoors: 0 suitable days are fewer than the 80 days this plant usually needs.

Fava bean

How to grow Fava bean Orlando climate Weekly temperatures and windows

Where are you growing?

Not realistic outdoors

Not realistic in greenhouse

Tight fit in a cold frame

Fava bean in Orlando is a good fit in a cold frame. The suitable growing window of 134 days covers the 80–110 days this plant usually needs.

When to plantOctober 22 – April 9

Harvest: March 22 – August 18
Season vs crop: 134 grow days vs 80–110 needed
Typical frost (last spring – first fall): January 19 – January 18

Fava bean in Orlando is a good fit in a cold frame. The suitable growing window of 134 days covers the 80–110 days this plant usually needs.

Estimate. Protection varies with the cover, the weather and how you vent it.

A closed cold frame keeps nights up to about 3–6 °C warmer than outside. Open it on sunny days.

Cover dates are modelled from weather-model data using published greenhouse studies. They are not measured in your greenhouse. A max–min thermometer inside will tell you more.

Planting conditions

Direct sow
Harvest

Local activity windows for this place and growing method. Dashed lines are typical last and first frost.

Suitable growing days in a row134

Days to harvest80–110 days from seed

Oct 22 – Apr 9

Direct sow

Mar 22 – Aug 18

Harvest

Activity	Window	Notes
Direct sow	Oct 22 – Apr 9	Plant outdoors in this window.
Harvest	Mar 22 – Aug 18	Expected harvest from typical days to harvest.

Direct sow
Harvest

Based on average frost dates (35 seasons (1991–2025)). Adjust a week or two for your conditions.

Protected frost and sowing dates are modelled estimates from weather-model data and published greenhouse studies, not measured in your greenhouse. A max–min thermometer inside will tell you more.

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, from modelled cover temperatures for the growing method you selected.

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

Frost-free days365

Outdoor sow dateOctober 22

Direct sow windowOctober 22 – April 9

Suitable growing windowOctober 22 – March 4 (134 days)

Expected harvestMarch 22 – August 18

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 Orlando, 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 Orlando

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 Orlando use ERA5-Land cell 28.54, -81.38. How we calculated this · Algorithm 2026-10-season-10.

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