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Garden Bean in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Phaseolus Vulgaris

 

Garden Bean

Top Crop Heirloom Variety : Compact, vigorous bush plants produce early crops of 5 to 6 inch-long meaty pods that are slightly curved and completely stringless. Excellent for eating fresh and for freezing. Also a top variety for canning. All America Selections Winner. If limited for gardening space try a 3 to 5 gallon container for growing on your patio or deck. Sow seeds directly outdoors. Plant 1-2 seeds every 3 inches. When seedlings have 4 leaves, thin to 1 plant every 3 inches. Harvest beans all season by sowing every 2 weeks until 2 months before frost. Harvest pods while young and tender. Germinates in 8-16 days. Depth to sow: 1-2 in. 3 inch seed spacing. 18 in row spacing. 52 days to harvest. Height: 1-3 ft. Spread: 1-2 ft.

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plant Features
  • Garden Bean likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Garden Bean likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Garden Bean is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Garden Bean likes rich and free draining

    Rich and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Garden Bean

Latin name

Phaseolus Vulgaris

type

Herbacious Annual

family

Fabaceae

ph

6.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Garden Bean likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Garden Bean is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Garden Bean likes rich and free draining

    Rich and free draining

  • Water

    Garden Bean likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

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Phaseolus Vulgaris

Top Crop Heirloom Variety : Compact, vigorous bush plants produce early crops of 5 to 6 inch-long meaty pods that are slightly curved and completely stringless. Excellent for eating fresh and for freezing. Also a top variety for canning. All America Selections Winner. If limited for gardening space try a 3 to 5 gallon container for growing on your patio or deck. Sow seeds directly outdoors. Plant 1-2 seeds every 3 inches. When seedlings have 4 leaves, thin to 1 plant every 3 inches. Harvest beans all season by sowing every 2 weeks until 2 months before frost. Harvest pods while young and tender. Germinates in 8-16 days. Depth to sow: 1-2 in. 3 inch seed spacing. 18 in row spacing. 52 days to harvest. Height: 1-3 ft. Spread: 1-2 ft.


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