Growing Beans - climbing, also Pole beans, Runner beans, Scarlet Runners

Phaseolus vulgaris, Phaseolus coccineus : Fabaceae / the pea or legume family

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(Best months for growing Beans - climbing in USA - Zone 5a regions)

P = Sow seed

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: 4 - 8 inches apart
Harvest in 9-11 weeks.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Sweetcorn, spinach, lettuce, summer savory, dill, carrots, brassicas, beets, radish, strawberry, cucumbers, zucchini, tagates minuta (wild marigold)
Avoid growing close to: Alliums (Chives, leek, garlic, onions), Florence fennel

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08 Jul 13, hannes Gouws (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): I have yard beans. The beans length grow up to 68 cm. If anyone is intrested in seeds, they can contact me. Hannes
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04 Sep 13, NICK BESTER (South Africa - Dry summer sub-tropical climate): Hannes, Could you please help Nick with some seeds? His email ad is as above. He lives in the west coast at Langebaan. Please email if you have any yard long bean seeds. Regards Ruth Bester ( We do not publish email addresses unless they are part of the comment, Liz Gardenate)
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17 Sep 13, Launa Devis (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Hi Hannes, I would like to obtain some seeds. I live in Secunda and started my own veg garden. I would love to obtain some seeds. Can you help, please? Thanks Launa
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03 Oct 13, Roshni (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I would be really grateful to buy some seeds.
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27 Jan 14, Sue Kingma (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): I would love some seeds of yard long beans
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20 Oct 14, Cynthia (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): I would really lov e to buy some seeds from you ! Need to supplement veggies for Registered Non Profit Soup Kitchen in Benoni Central Methodist Church! We feed from 250 to 300 people every week! Please help! Many thanks! Cynthia!
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06 Aug 13, Peter Lawler (Australia - temperate climate): I have just cleaned up last years trellis of old runners and have noted the growing of a few new plants in their place. I have cleared additional space for the beans and wonder if I should plant beans now or wait until late September-October as I have done in the past
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13 Aug 13, Amayo Philliam (Australia - temperate climate): COMMON CLIMBING BEAN VARIETIES IN UGANDA
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06 Sep 13, Victor Green (Australia - arid climate): What is the best PH for beans also best fertiliser thank you
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27 Nov 13, Elizabeth (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Around neutral, beans are a fertilizer crop so if your soil has a good amount of organic matter not much fertilizer is needed. Worm Tea or Castings or Seasol as water-ons or compost. Beans naturally up the amount of nitrogen in the soil. In rotation I put compost on a patch, grow leafy green (lettuce, spinach...) then fruiting (tomato, squash, corn... ) root (potato, onion, sweet potato, radish...) then beans or peas. A bit of compost will go on in-between as well as Seasol.
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I grow the purple King and snake bean here in Adelaide. They do much better in partial shade during summer.

- Diana-Adelaide

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