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Description: Prolific purple beans! These bushes produce early loads of slender purple beans that have old-fashioned flavour and crisp texture.
Organically Grown/ Open Pollinated/ Non-GMO
Pack Size:40 seeds
Latin Name:Phaseolus vulgaris
Main Uses:Culinary
Days to Maturity: 55-60 days
Exposure:Full sun
Height: Bush habit
Seed Source: Organically grown
Soil and Nutrient Requirements: Beans require soil with average fertility. Choose well-drained, warm soils.
Germination:7 – 14 days at 22C. Temperatures below 15C will result in seed-rot.
Outdoors: Direct-seed once all risk of frost has passed. Sow successive plantings every 2 – 3 weeks to ensure a continual harvest.
Planting Depth: 1.
Spacing: Sow seeds 2 – 3 apart in rows 15 – 24 apart. Thin to 4 – 6 once the first true set of leaves has developed.
Growing in Containers:May be grown in raised beds or very large planters, such as barrels.
Mixed Planters: Not suited to mixed planters.
Garden Companions:Beets, carrots, cauliflower, cucumber, corn, eggplant, potato, radishes, kale, lettuce, peas, potatoes, swiss chard, and strawberry.
Plants to Avoid:All members of the allium family (onions, leeks, garlic, scallions) and Kohlrabi inhibit growth in beans. Sunflowers will compete for light.
Pest/Disease Issues:Aphids can be washed off plants with a hard stream of water.
Harvesting:Harvest early and often to increase yields. Remove oversized beans to maintain pod production.
Suitability for Indoors:Not suited for indoors.