Purple King

Season Overview

Description

Violet-blue, delicious, early ripening variety. Grows to a height of about 50 cm. Vigorous and high yielding. Pods are round, fleshy, tender, stringless, about 12-16 cm long. Kernels creamy-yellowish. Pods turn green during cooking. Pods must not be eaten raw! Sowing April to July from soil temperature of about +10°C when danger of frost is finally over. Bush beans thrive best in sandy loam or simply in a humus-rich soil. If possible, the soil should not dry out, as there could be a lack of oxygen under the crust in the soil, which the bush beans do not like. However, waterlogging should be avoided. They are heat-loving and do not tolerate frost. However, at temperatures above +30°C they bear less, because there the florets or pods could fall off. As a mixed culture, lettuce, radish, savory and endive are well suited, while rather unfavorable are: Onions, garlic, tomatoes, carrots, leeks, peas, fennel. Even if all this sounds like a lot, the bush beans are rather uncomplicated and grateful culture. And their own beans taste the best!

Growing tips

Germination after 8-15 days at 15-20°C. Can be sown from 10°C. Less sensitive to cold than other varieties.

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Very humid

Soil

Medium (loamy)

Nutrient requirement

Low

Seeding distance

10 cm

Row spacing

50 cm

Seeding depth

3 cm