BEAN-WINGED-CLIMBER
BEAN-WINGED-CLIMBER
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Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
BEAN-WINGED-CLIMBER is a strong climber with mauve-blue flowers & four-angled pods with wavy margins. The pods, leaves, flowers & tubers are all edible. The seeds contain 34% protein & 17% oil; If you are growing for pods, leaves or flowers grow it on a trellis. The young leaves (top 3 sets of leaflets on a shoot) are cooked & eaten. The flowers taste like sweetish mushrooms. It is among the world’s most effective nitrogen-fixers. A daylight length of 11-13 hours during hot weather is needed to flower. Very frost sensitive. Growing to 3-4m but wait for warm weather before sowing; it will grow in a wide range of soils but requires moisture to do well; it tolerates acidity.
| Germination Time (Days) | 7 – 15 |
| Maturity Time (Days) | 70 – 85 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 20 – 30 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 10 – 25 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 60 – 100 |
| 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 to early Autumn
Temperature Range
18 - 30 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Perennial in tropical climates, grown as an annual in temperate zones
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 - 7.5
Soil Temperature
18 - 30 °C (65 - 86 °F)
Seed Preparation
Soak seeds overnight before sowing
Sowing Depth
2.5 cm (1 inch)
Plant Spacing
15 - 20 cm (6 - 8 inches)
Row spacing
60 cm (24 inches)
Watering
Regular watering; keep the soil moist but not waterlogged
Germination Time (Days)
10 - 14 days
Harvest Time (Days)
70 - 80 days
Good Companion Plants
Corn,Radishes,Carrots
Bad Companion Plants
Garlic,Onions,Fennel
Pests
Aphids,Leafhoppers,Cutworms
Diseases
Root Rot,Powdery Mildew,Anthracnose
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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
