Contender
Variety
Contender
Approved Data
created by Hortina at 15.11.2021
Features
Taste
threadless
Season Overview
Sowing
Harvest
J
F
M
A
M
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O
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D
Description
From 1949. bush bean. Stringless, green, early. Pods about 16 cm 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 at sowing.
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Very humid
Soil
Medium (loamy)
Nutrient requirement
Low
Seeding 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
