Cicer arietinum

Garbanzo Bean

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Common Name:

Garbanzo Bean

Plant Type:

Flower color:

Foliage color:

Green

Sun (From 0 to 5):

4

Water (From 0 to 5):

2

Maximum temperature:

30°C

Minimum temperature:

10°C

Garbanzo Bean (Cicer arietinum) - Description

Small pods, usually with one medium size, light brown seed each. Use dried seeds boiled or roasted and served buttered or in soup. Also good cooked, then chilled for salads. Ready to harvest about 100 days from sowing. GARDEN HINTS: In dry weather, keep soil well-watered but do not work around or handle plants when wet. Let pod mature, cut plants and dry, then shell beans and store for later use.

Garbanzo Bean (Cicer arietinum) - Growth

Does best with full sun, but they require a long, cool growing season that is at least 100 days long. Climates found in the coastal Southwest are ideal.

Garbanzo Bean (Cicer arietinum) - Planting

Garbanzo beans are generally grown from seed in early spring. Allow the beans to soak for roughly 12 hours before planting.

Garbanzo Bean (Cicer arietinum) - Interesting facts

Garbanzo beans/chickpeas are neither beans nor are they peas. They are legumes called pulses. A pulse is a crop that is harvested solely for the purpose of dry grain.