{"id":27327,"date":"2021-12-17T11:27:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T16:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.potagerornemental.com\/produit\/gourgane-petite-du-lac\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T12:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T17:20:09","slug":"seeds-gourgane-petite-du-lac","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.potagerornemental.com\/en\/produit\/seeds-gourgane-petite-du-lac\/","title":{"rendered":"Fava bean Petite du Lac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Fava bean Petite du Lac<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Vicia faba<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It is used to make the famous <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.recettes.qc.ca\/recettes\/recette\/soupe-aux-gourganes-du-lac-211014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">soupe aux gourganes<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>a culinary heritage of Quebec. Harvest when pods are green and plump, hull, blanch for 2 minutes and remove the pale green skin. To use dry, let dry on the plants. Since 2004, the word &#8216;gourgane&#8217; is a Quebecism: the French call it f\u00e8ve. About 1.20 meters high.<\/p>\n<p>Full sun. Well drained and rich soil. Direct sowing 4 to 8 weeks before last frost. For better germination control, sow indoors in seed trays and transplant 10 days later. 3 cm deep. 15 cm between plants.<\/p>\n<p>The seeds can germinate in cold temperature (4\u00b0C). However, they will germinate more rapidly at 24\u00b0C. It&#8217;s best to sow as early as possible, as fava bean flowers tend to abort in temperatures above 25\u00b0C. In the event of a hard spring frost, a cover may be necessary to protect young plants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Germination: 99% in December 2025<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Ecological seeds produced at Catherine&#8217;s Ornamental Garden.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00b120 seeds<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":26593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[336,352],"product_tag":[309],"class_list":{"0":"post-27327","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-fava-bean","7":"product_cat-open-pollinated-seeds","8":"product_tag-heirloom-varieties","9":"product_shipping_class-large-seeds","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"taxable","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fava bean Petite du Lac - SEEDS Le potager ornemental de Catherine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Petite du Lac fava bean - Plant that can reach 1.20 metres in height. 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