Phaseolus vulgaris
Pinto Bean
Pinto beans need a warm climate and at least 6 hours of sun a day. To germinate they need a soil temperature of 60 deg.F. The plants are sometimes vines, and sometimes bushy, depending on the variety. The pods are green with purple splashes.
Contributed by @grapejuice
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Pinto Bean
Latin name
Phaseolus vulgaris
type
Vegetable
family
Fabaceae
ph
7.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.40 M
1.50 M
Phaseolus vulgaris
Pinto beans need a warm climate and at least 6 hours of sun a day. To germinate they need a soil temperature of 60 deg.F. The plants are sometimes vines, and sometimes bushy, depending on the variety. The pods are green with purple splashes.
Propagating by seed
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Soak the beans in water overnight before sowing. Sow the beans in in fertile soil when the soil temperature is at least 60 deg.F. with the eye facing downwards.
Planting outdoors
From Early Summer TO Mid Summer
Plant out container grown plants in double rows 14in apart and 8in between plants after about 3 weeks, when plants are strong and have at least two true leaves
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