How to grow yardlong bean
Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis
When to plant yardlong bean
Yardlong bean is a warm-season, frost-intolerant annual climber. Sow seeds outdoors after the last frost once the soil is warm (NC State).
Yardlong Bean is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 6.5
Common problems
- aphids
- bean beetles
- root knot nematode
Sources
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