Oriental
green beans
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Chinese long beans - (Vigna sesquipedalis):
Also called the asparagus bean and yard long
bean
| Plant Type: |
Annual |
| Height: |
Up to 10' |
| Exposure: |
Full Sun |
| Sow Outside: |
After danger of frost |
| Sow Inside: |
No |
| Seed Depth: |
1" |
| Seed Spacing: |
12" |
| Days to Germination: |
7-10 |
| Thinning: |
18" |
| Native to: |
China |
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These beans are a great addition to the school
garden just for the "WOW!" factor. It's a bonus that they are great
to eat too. |
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Oriental Green Beans (aka Yard long Bean, also called
Chinese Long Bean, asparagus bean), is a vigorous climbing annual bean
related to black-eyed peas. The plant begins to produce long pods, ranging
from 14 to 30 inches, 60 days after sowing. The pods hang in pairs that
should be picked for vegetable uses before matured. Pick them at 1-3" and
use whole for salads or stir. At 3" to 12" they are no longer tender
enough for salad but are great cooked in a variety of ways. After about
12" or so the pods are too tough to eat but can be shelled and the seeds
eaten.
There are many
varieties described as yard long green beans. Ours have white
seeds. Like most beans, these are very easy to grow. They do
require trellising.
Yard long Bean is a subtropical/tropical plant
and is widely grown in Southeastern Asia, Thailand and Southern China.
It is a very interesting plant to grow - you almost need to check/harvest
long beans everyday because they grow very quick in warm climates.
When packaging the seeds, put about six seeds
in a pack
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