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purple pod bean Purple Pod Bean

How to sow purple pod bean: Direct seed outdoors, thin to 30cm when plants are 4cm tall

Sun requirement for purple pod bean: Plant in Full Sun

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Purple pod beans come in bush and pole varieties. They can be eaten raw or cooked, but often turn green when cooked. Like other legumes, they benefit from being treated with an inoculant.

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Predictions

Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

Spread

35cm

Row Spacing

30cm

Companions

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