Bean (Dwarf bean)

Phaseolus vulgaris var. nanus

Plant family

Hülsenfrüchtler (Fabaceae) (Fabaceae)

Season Overview

Sowing

Harvest

Details

Light requirement

Semi-shaded

Water requirement

Wet

Soil

Medium (loamy)

Nutrient requirement

Medium

Seeding distance

10 cm

Row spacing

40 cm

Seeding depth

3 cm

Instructions

End of May

Sowing

End of May

Weeding

Every week

Beginning of June

Thinning

Description

The bush bean is a cold-sensitive legume. Since bush beans belong to the legumes, they can go into symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria and are therefore a good preculture for crops requiring nutrients. The different varieties vary in bean size and color.

Origin:

Central America

Growing tips

Direct sowing in eyries or rows is possible until mid-July. The stability is increased by sowing in eyries and by regular hoeing around the plants. During the main harvest period you can harvest the ripe pods every three days. If you cover the seedlings with fleece or foil, early sowing is possible, even if temperatures are still low. Nitrogen fertilization is not necessary, because the nodule bacteria fix nitrogen to the roots.

Antagonistic Plants

Bean (Broad bean / Faba bean / Field bean)

Bean (Runner bean)

Chickpea

Chives

Fennel

Florence fennel / Finocchio

Garlic

Jerusalem artichoke / Topinambur

Leeks

Lentils

Lovage

Onion

Onion (Spring onion)

Pea

Wild garlic

Diseases

No diseases

Pests

Aphids

Snails