Growing Fava Beans in Zone 10
When to plant and harvest fava beans in Zone 10— based on your zone's frost dates.
Zone 10 sits comfortably within fava beans' best range (Zones 3–10), so it grows well here on a standard schedule.
Fava Beans planting calendar for Zone 10
These months are derived from Zone 10's frost dates — last frost around Rare or none, first frost around Rare — December to January in coldest years.
Start indoors
January
Sow outdoors
December
Transplant
January
Harvest
March
Free planting calendar
Put fava beans on your own planting calendar
A month-by-month Zone 10 chart with fava beans already on it — add the rest of your garden, then print it or save it as a PDF.
Free · no signup needed
Fava Beans care at a glance
- Sunlight
- Full sun to partial shade
- Water
- 1–1.5 inches per week, consistent moisture through flowering and pod fill
- Spacing
- 4–6 in apart, in rows 18–24 in wide
- Days to maturity
- 80–100 days
- Best zones
- 3–10 (as a cool-season annual)
Growing fava beans in Zone 10: FAQs
Can you grow fava beans in Zone 10?＋
Zone 10 sits comfortably within fava beans' best range (Zones 3–10), so it grows well here on a standard schedule.
When should I plant fava beans in Zone 10?＋
In Zone 10, start seeds indoors around January. Zone 10's last spring frost is typically Rare or none and its first fall frost around Rare — December to January in coldest years, which sets the planting window.
When to harvest fava beans in Zone 10?＋
Expect to harvest fava beans in Zone 10 around March, depending on the season and variety.
Full Fava Beans guide →
Complete care, problems, companions, and harvest tips.
Zone 10 overview →
Frost dates, climate, and everything to grow here.
October in Zone 10 →
What to sow, transplant, and harvest this month.