Planting green beans is an activity that is fulfilling because you can have fresh and crisp beans in your backyard. Regardless of whether you are planting a bush or pole type, knowing the simple fundamentals of sowing, taking care, and harvesting will ensure that you live up to growing green beans.
Why Grow Green Beans?
The green beans are a good nutritious and high in fiber vegetable that can be grown throughout a season.
They are versatile and can be used as bush varieties (compact, quick harvest) or pole varieties (vining and productive over an extended time).
Growing green beans will give you the ability to manage variety, timing and harvests starting with green bean seeds.
Step-by-Step: How To Grow Green Beans
Timing: The seedlings of plants should be planted once the danger of frost has been overcome and once the soil is fully warm. Normal planting in South Dakota is between mid May and mid July.
Planting: In bush beans planting, the depth of the seeds should be approximately 1 inch and the space between the seeds should be 2-4 inches. In the case of pole beans, the planting space should be 4-6 inches apart with a trellis erected during the time of planting.
Support (of pole types): Support (i.e. give stakes) Poles or a teepee support structure to ensure the vines are able to climb.
Watering & Soil Maintenance: Wet the soil (not too dry or too wet) in between watering, and apply approximately 1 inch of water per week. Mulching will retain moisture and give an inhibition to weeds.
Fertiliser & Rotation: Beans are legumes and they fix their own nitrogen- no additional nitrogen fertiliser is generally required. Plant crops after every year to limit the risk of disease.
Harvesting & Storage
Pick green beans when the pods are young, firm and the seeds are small; in other words, the pods have not swollen. More production is promoted by frequent picking. Store beans in cool and humid environment (approximately 45 o C) after harvesting to achieve optimal shelf life.
Test pests and diseases- usually it is common in bean leaf beetles, bacterial blight and root rots especially in overcrowded or poorly ventilated plantations.
Planting green beans is easy and satisfying to different gardeners regardless of their experience. Under the proper time, soil, and attention, you are going to have home-grown beans all through the year. And when you also need to beautify your space with nice furnishings and accessories, visit what Abodelook has to offer- where you will find sleek home decor, furnishings and accessories to beautify each room.
