purple yard long bean
vigna unguiculata
Yardlong Bean
Also known as
yardlong bean (en)
bora (en)
bodi (en)
long-podded cowpea (en)
asparagus bean (en)
pea bean (en)
snake bean (en)
Chinese long bean (en)
A variety of green bean
How to sow yardlong bean: Direct seed outdoors, 8cm apart. Thin seedlings to 30cm.
Sun requirement for yardlong bean: Plant in Full Sun
The Yardlong, or Asparagus, Bean is a pole bean that produces slender, 45cm long bean pods. Beans have a nutty flavor and can be steamed, sautéed, or stir-fried. The pods can also be left on the plant to mature and then shelled and used as dried beans. Plants need to be trellised and inoculation before planting may increase yields.
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Annual
living and reproducing in a single year or lessMedian lifespan
14 weeksHeight
270cmSpread
45cmRow Spacing
60cmHow members grow yardlong beans
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- yardlong bean planting in Near the garage by shiny
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- yardlong bean planting in back yard shaded garden by shiny
- yardlong bean planting in stone hill plot by corvi
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yardlong bean planting in Near the garage by shiny
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