BEAN-BLUE LAKE-CLIMBING
BEAN-BLUE LAKE-CLIMBING
A$3.50
Availability: 14 in stock
Phaseolus vulgaris
BEAN-BLUE LAKE-CLIMBING is a wonderful prolific climbing bean (210cm), with a long, steady cropping life of tender and tasty green beans. It’s the slowest of any bean to get tough and stringy. Many people’s favourite. Despite the fact that French Beans are sometimes known as string beans, Blue Lake is actually stringless! Produces fine crops of delicious pods over a long period. Plant outdoors before the danger of frost OR after it has passed and the weather has warmed.
| Germination Time (Days) | 7 – 15 |
| Maturity Time (Days) | 70 – 85 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 20 – 30 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 10 – 25 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 60 |
| pH | 6 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Frost Tender |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
180 - 240 cm (6 - 8 feet, climber)
Season of Interest
Summer
Temperature Range
18 - 30 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow direct
Soil
Well-drained, loamy soil
pH
6.0 - 6.8
Soil Temperature
15 - 30 °C (59 - 86 °F)
Seed Preparation
Soak seeds in water for a few hours before sowing for better germination
Sowing Depth
2.5 - 4 cm (1 - 1.5 inches)
Plant Spacing
10 cm (4 inches)
Row spacing
45 cm (18 inches)
Watering
Regular watering; avoid waterlogging
Germination Time (Days)
7 - 14 days
Harvest Time (Days)
60 - 75 days
Good Companion Plants
Corn,Squash,Radishes,Cucumber
Bad Companion Plants
Garlic,Onions
Pests
Mexican Bean Beetle,Aphids,Cutworms,Spider Mites
Diseases
Anthracnose,Rust,Mosaic Virus
More About Us
When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.
Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn’t suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden
