Contender
Variety
Contender
Approved Data
created by Hortina at 15.11.2021
Season Overview
Sowing
Harvest
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Description
From 1949. bush bean. Stringless, green, early. Pods about 16 cm/6.3 in long. Variegated grain. Robust, not susceptible, high yielding. Suitable for freezing. Harvest after 52 days.
Non hybrid
Not frost resistant
Growing tips
Soil temperature above 10°C/50°F at sowing.
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Wet
Soil
Medium (loamy)
Nutrient requirement
Low
Plant distance
10 cm
Row spacing
50 cm
Seeding depth
2 cm
Companion Plants
Asparagus
Beetroot
Black salsify
Blackberry / Brambles
Borage
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Caraway / Meridian fennel / Persian cumin
Cauliflower
Celery (Celeriac / Celery root)
Celery (Celery)
Chard
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Common marigold
Cucumber / Gherkin
Dill
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Lettuce (Lettuce)
Lettuce (Radicchio / Italian chicory)
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Nasturtium
Oregano
Pak Choi
Physalis
Potato
Radish
Radishes
Rhubarb
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Sage
Savory
Spinach (Summer)
Strawberry
Sunflower
Tarragon
Turnip
Antagonistic Plants
Diseases
No diseases
Pests
Aphids
Land snails
