A row of favas I planted earlier this spring has developed the lovely flowers I enjoy, but when those flowers drop off, there's no emergent bean pod ... something I've not seen before. These seeds were planted in a newish bed that was filled primarily with a decent-quality commercial compost mixture ... the original clay soil having been carted away by our landscaper. Other crops did okay in that bad in year one, especially carrots and lettuces. But something there is that the favas don't seem to like.
jk