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🫘 Green bean

Phaseolus vulgaris

Beans are sown directly in place once the soil reaches 12-15 °C, from mid-May to July. Two months later the harvest starts — and lasts longer the more often you pick.

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☀️ Full sun💧 Watering: regular❄️ Frost-sensitive🌱 Annual🍽️ Edible

When to sow green beans?

Direct sowing outdoors is done from May to July.

When to harvest green beans?

Harvest green beans from July to October.

The tips that matter

  • Never sow in cold soil: below 10 °C the seed rots instead of germinating.
  • Pick every 2-3 days while the pods are slim — that is what keeps the plants producing.
  • Earth up the stems slightly when plants are 15 cm tall to steady them against wind.

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