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Growing Dwarf beans, also French beans, Bush beans

(Phaseolus vulgaris)

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        P P            

(Best months for planting Dwarf beans in USA - Zone 5a regions)

P = Plant direct in garden where they are to grow.


  • Easy to grow. Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 61°F and 86°F. (Show °C/cm)
  • Space plants: 2 - 6 inches apart
  • Harvest in 7-10 weeks. Pick often to encourage more flower production.
  • Compatible with: Sweetcorn, spinach, lettuce, summer savory, dill, carrots, brassicas, beets, radish, strawberry and cucumbers
  • Avoid growing with: Alliums (Chives, leek, garlic, onions) Sunflower
  • A dwarf bean seedling
  • Bush/Dwarf beans

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15 Feb 11, Alexis (Australia - temperate climate)
Hi - you don't need to stake dwarf or bush beans. They only grow to 40-60 cm tall and support themselves. Climbing beans, on the other hand, of course need something to climb up.
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10 May 11, Colby (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I don't stake my beans. But I do put stakes at the end of each row and run some string along both sides of the row so it can hold up the branches. So they are leaning over the string. It keeps them off the groung and stops them from getting to tangled.
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28 Jan 13, Mos (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I like the idea of the stakes and string. I shall try that.
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03 Oct 10, Steve Silos (Australia - arid climate)
can you help me with a soluble fertilizer for all 3 growth stages of my french beans that I grow in hydrocorn using dripirrigation
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22 Aug 10, Lorna Larsen (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Hi there I need some help with my vegie garden. A few weeks ago we noticed some seedlings popping up randomly through our garden beds, and we know they are some type of bean but we are not sure what. If anyone knows of a great website that will help me identify the seedlings it would GREATLY appreciated :) Thanx Lorna
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23 Aug 10, Chris@Gardenate (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
Lorna, we will be adding photos to gardenate.com later this year - maybe that will help in the future.
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23 Aug 10, Jonathan (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I'm sure you would have thought of this, but if you use pea straw as mulch you may get peas...
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23 Aug 10, (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
You do get peas. I had a very nice crop starting until the frost killed them all!
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18 Apr 10, Heck (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
I have planted dwarf beans for the third time and once again as they reach a height of about 20 cm the stalks go brown and become very soft and the leaves turn yellow and the plant falls over and karks it. I don't think I'm over watering them but we have had a lot of rain of late. I need help please
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28 Apr 10, (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Maybe bean fly (see comment below from brian)
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I have tried growing from seed twice and only one from 40 seemed to germinate. I am sowing in rows 1.5 - 2cm deep. As directed on the packet I didn't water for 3 days after sowing. They were a fresh packet of seed too. Any tips?

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