Organic Yard long beans/ Climbing Snake beans seeds

Organic Bounty Harvest seeds

Lurnea, New South Wales, Australia

$6.00

10 seeds for $6
Vigna unguiculata var. sesquipedalis
syn. Chinese Long Beans, Yard Long Bean, Asparagus Bean produces 60 – 70cm long, dark green slender pods with a small red-brown tip; seed is red coloured. Highly productive and can be picked for approx. 4 weeks. Sow all year round in tropical and frost-free areas. Elsewhere sow from spring to early summer.

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Description

Plant Type: Warm season climbing annual

Plant Height: Grow to 2-3 m; require a trellis

Sow: Germinate best at 21-30 degrees centigrade ; Direct into garden bed

Temperate :Nov – Jan

Subtropical :Oct – Feb

Tropical : All year

Germination: 5-10 days; soak seeds in hot water to improve germination.

Depth: 2cm deep

Position: Full sun

Soil Type: Fertile, well drained, ph 5.5 – 7.5

Spacing : 30cm between plants

Details: Water well once after sowing and then do not water again until seedlings appear.

Harvest: 50days. Pick daily; harvest with a twisting motion, don’t simply pull; snake bean tips continue to flower & produce more beans, if undamaged.