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BEAN Climbing Snake Red Noddle
Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis
Stock: Available
SKU Code: V 709
Other names: Yard (Metre) long beans
Family: Fabaceae
Characteristics: Annual climbing legume 2-3m
Seed per packet: Approx. 20
Seed per gram: Approx.6
A fast-growing variety of beans produces an abundance of long burgundy-coloured bean string-less pods containing red beans.
Pods can grow to 70-80 cm but are best picked around 30cm when the seed is smaller and more flavoursome.
A very productive bean that can be picked over a period of 4 weeks.
With a sweet flavour and a crunchy texture, snake beans can be eaten fresh as a whole pod or cooked, best harvested around 30cm when beans are still slim and before the beans begin to show although they can be left to grow and let the beans mature.
Growing note:
Tropical: Year Round
Temperate: Spring to Late Summer
Cold: Mid-Spring to Mid-Summer
Sow: 25mm deep.
Soaking seed overnight prior to sowing helps with the up-take of moisture for germination. Best sown directly in a growing position in moist soil.
Germination: 10-14 days.
Plant space: 10cm
Row space: 50cm
Maturity: 8-10 weeks
Feed with a soluble fertiliser every two weeks for stronger plants.
Adaptable to most good garden soils, prefers an open sunny position.
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