Season and Field preparation

Soil

Broad beans thrives best in hills in almost all soils with suitable pH range is 6.5-7.5. This crop requires cool climate.

Season

Sow the seeds during July – August or November – December

Seed rate

The optimum seed rate is 25 kg/ha.

Preparation of field

Plough the land to a fine tilth and level it to form beds.

Sowing

Sow the seeds in beds at 45 x 15 cm spacing

Irrigation

Irrigation is done on the day of sowing and thereafter once in 5 days.

Application of fertilizers

Apply 25 t/ha of FYM and 50 kg P and 25 kg K/ha as basal dose. 25 kg N and 25 kg of K/ha are applied between 20 - 25 days after sowing and application of another 25 kg of N is done between 40 - 45 days.

After cultivation

Earthing up is done on 45th day after sowing. As soon as the plants start flowering the top is pinched off which causes the pods to develop early.

Yield

400 - 500 kg of Beans/ha in 10 - 12 months can be obtained.