Difference between revisions of "Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)"
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| − | + | Only sow when there's no danger anymore for frost or night frost. For the region where i have my garden (temperate climate, northern hemisphere) this is after May 15. You can sow until half July, depending on the species. Don't add fresh manure to the soil, but beans like a humus-rich soil so you can add some old compost or saw dust to prevent the beans from rotting. | |
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| + | Beans like full sun and dislike cold and wet weather. | ||
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| + | Sow the beans 7 per stick or group of plants and keep the five best of them. Cover the seeds with ca 2 cm of moist soil. | ||
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| + | Beans growing onto sticks: You may need to help the beans fix to the stick with little ropes. The bean twiners coil anti-clockwise, seen from above. | ||
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| + | Pick those beans that are big enough. Picking the beans stimulates the growth of more beans. <br clear="all"/> | ||
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Revision as of 08:20, 7 June 2012
Growing beans, main information
Only sow when there's no danger anymore for frost or night frost. For the region where i have my garden (temperate climate, northern hemisphere) this is after May 15. You can sow until half July, depending on the species. Don't add fresh manure to the soil, but beans like a humus-rich soil so you can add some old compost or saw dust to prevent the beans from rotting.
Beans like full sun and dislike cold and wet weather.
Sow the beans 7 per stick or group of plants and keep the five best of them. Cover the seeds with ca 2 cm of moist soil.
Beans growing onto sticks: You may need to help the beans fix to the stick with little ropes. The bean twiners coil anti-clockwise, seen from above.
Pick those beans that are big enough. Picking the beans stimulates the growth of more beans.
Gallery
A field with young kidney bean plants
Kidney beans
Green pole bean seeds - with cm-mm scale
See also
External links
- Phaseolus vulgaris Wikipedia
