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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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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27 Jan 14, Sue Kingma (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): I would love some seeds of yard long beans
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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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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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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 Regards Ruth Bester ( We do not publish email addresses unless they are part of the comment, Liz Gardenate)
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22 Jun 13, psalm (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): PLS HELP ME OUT I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT PLANTING OF RUNNER BEANS IN NIGERIA
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24 Apr 13, Louis Weyer (South Africa - Humid sub-tropical climate): Where can I get Scarlet Runner Bean seed?
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08 Dec 12, jolene (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): How high does the bean stalk go and how do I support the stalk al the way? It seems like it will go forever high?? (-: When will I know to remove the whole plant and start from scratch, with other words? How many times do I reap from one plant before I take out the whole plant and plant a new one?
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12 Sep 12, Tracey (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Good day I'm searching for Scarlet runner bean seed, please help thank you Tracey
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Beans fix their own nitrogen, which if you like to companion plant (and some people do), the beans don't compete for the nitrogen. Some studies indicate the the beans assist (perk) the other plants by giving them nitrogen WITHOUT over supplying nitrogen - and too much nitrogen can be a problem for some plants (corn in particular). The standard North American Indian Three sisters planting is: Corn, beans and squash. This combination dates back ........ probably centuries and it has been around a long time for good reason: Corn is actually fairly WEAK rooted when young; corn can uprooted fairly easily when it starts growing. Squash on the other hand is a rooting power house. The squash stabilizes the corn. The squash with it's large leaves ALSO shades the soil (all plants that I know of like shaded soil, keeping their roots cooler -- even full sun plants want shaded soil). The beans then scamper up the corn, and perk the corn and squash with nitrogen. What your asking is can I take this classic all time threesome and substitute sweet potatoes for the squash. I really can't see a reason why you could not. It sounds reasonable. Further more Blistering on sweet potatoes can be prevented by adding Borax to soil - and corn loves boron (boron gives corn not only better tassels but better yields). Additionally, both corn and sweet potatoes need and love potassium. So when I think about it... it sounds like a really good combination. Best of Luck.

- Celeste Archer

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