The cultivation of bush beans begins in May. The annual vegetable is popular because of its fresh vitamins, its low maintenance requirements and its short maturation time. The annual plants have to be sown again every year, but their long, narrow or rounded pods are ready to harvest after about 10 weeks.
How do I plant French beans in the garden?
To plant bush beans in the garden, choose a sunny, wind-protected location with loose, humus-rich soil. The planting time is from mid-May, and the recommended planting distance is 8-10 cm within the rows and 50-60 cm between the rows.
Which bush beans are there?
The range of bush beans includes fillet beans, wax beans, kidney beans and dry cooking beans. There are also varieties with red and purple pods.
Which location do French beans prefer?
For growing bush beans, you should choose a sunny, wind-protected bed. Bush beans are suitable as a secondary crop and can be grown on the same bed for several years in a row.
What should the soil be like?
Beans place little demands on the soil. Humus-rich, loose soils are favorable; bush beans also thrive in simple garden soil. To provide nutrients, it is sufficient if you enrich the soil with compost before sowing. The soil should be well warmed by the sun, the optimal germination temperature is 12 to 15 degrees Celsius.
When is planting time for bush beans?
Bush beans are heat-loving plants and only belong in the garden bed from mid-May. It doesn't matter whether you sow bush beans directly into the bed or plant out early plants.
You can safely wait for the Ice Saints. The short growing period means there is enough time to grow the bush beans. Sowing is still possible until the end of July.
What distance must be maintained between the bush beans?
Bush beans only grow to a height of 50 cm, but require more space in width. If the seeds are placed in a row, the distance is 8 - 10 cm. Plant clumps with several seeds every 30 – 40 cm. A distance of 50 to 60 cm must be maintained between the rows.
How do you grow bush beans?
You can grow bush beans on the windowsill, in the cold frame or in the greenhouse. This gives them a growth head start of two to three weeks and makes them more resistant to diseases and pests.
The bean seeds are sown in small containers and pre-germinated on the windowsill or sown in the cold frame or greenhouse, where they germinate under uniformly warm conditions.
When is harvest time for bush beans?
The harvest season for bush beans lasts from July to October. Most French beans mature in 10 weeks. If you are in a hurry, choose early-ripening bean varieties such as “Saxa”, “Kenya bush beans Talisman” and the “Pfälzer Juni” variety, which ripens after just six weeks.
Good and bad neighbors
- good neighbors: savory, dill, celery, tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, cabbage, kohlrabi, radishes, lettuce, strawberries, rhubarb
- bad neighbors: peas, onions, leeks, garlic, fennel
