Decorative climbing beans: varieties, planting and care, propagation

The main thing is to arrange it conveniently

have long taken root on my plot : both bush and climbing . I start collecting bush plants in mid-summer. Climbing - in the second half and autumn (it is not afraid of light autumn frosts on the soil and continues to set pods until stronger frosts catch it). However, my favorite is curly. In addition to the fact that these beans are more productive, they are also very decorative. Flexible vines easily reach 3-4 meters in height, and if you build original supports for them, the result will be beautiful.

Harvesting and cooking curly beans is a pleasure! bean fruits are actually correctly ) are large and always clean. You don't even have to bend over to pick them. But slugs can’t get them. In addition, there is a big space saving: 3-4 tents are enough to provide the whole family with vitamin products.

At one time we built supports for climbing beans from long sticks tied at the top in the manner of a wigwam. But now I prefer the ones made from a wooden post with a bicycle wheel rim attached on top. I tie ribbons to it, along which the beans climb up. It is very convenient to collect pods on such a support. They do not hide inside the tent, but hang in plain sight in varying ripeness - choose which ones you need and cut them from the vines with scissors.

So that you know

The Italians discovered the special taste of whole bean pods more than half a century ago. There were no special “asparagus” varieties back then, so they ate young pods of regular beans. Then the French created a variety intended to be consumed whole. This is where the second name for vegetable beans comes from - French. In old literature, vegetable beans are called flagols, specifically in the French manner, to distinguish them from grain beans.

Blauchilde beans planting and care

Category: Vegetables

Published: 01/27/2010 13:49 Author: Alesya

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The treachery of this summer has at times driven even experienced gardeners to despair. In our area, the last spring frost occurred on June 6, and the first autumn frost on September 2. Unusually cold weather for summer persisted in June and July. A long drought alternated with short-term thunderstorms, accompanied by hail and squally winds, which led to damage to buildings and fences, and uprooted pine trees in the forest belt. My plot is located in an open area, so creating protection from winds and frost is one of the primary tasks that I solve with the help of hedges.

The most difficult thing in this is to select trees, shrubs and perennial vines so that in a few years the planned composition will meet my hopes. And it will take years to reproduce some seedlings in the required quantity. In the meantime, the planting material of perennial crops is growing; I use not only annual ornamental plants, but also various vegetable crops as screens, partitions, and wings. They allow you to quickly and beautifully decorate any vertical surface, restrain gusts of wind, purify and humidify the air, and also produce a significant harvest.

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Among the fast-growing vegetable verticals, the most unpretentious crop is the climbing bean. Gardeners who care about the health of the soil and plants know how important it is to observe crop rotation on the site. And all types of beans, unlike most vegetable plants, are wonderful predecessors and companions of many crops. The amazing symbiosis of the legume family with nitrogen-fixing bacteria brings enormous benefits, enriching the soil naturally. Moreover, each type of legume crop “cooperates” only with a certain type of bacteria. Therefore, to obtain a high harvest of beans next year, they are planted again in the same place, and when planting in a new place, it is advisable to add soil from the area where this crop grew last year to the prepared beds. Beans and beans are not tolerated by moles. If they have chosen your plot, plant bush beans along the perimeter of it and the vegetable beds, and climbing beans along the fences, and the moles will lose the desire to visit your garden. I have been growing Blauchilde climbing beans for several years now. This variety is simply a record holder for yield. The liana reaches a height of 3.5 m or more. Its powerful stems are decorated with large trifoliate leaves, bright lilac butterfly flowers and long (15-20 cm) shiny pods. The stems and pods are deep purple in color, the green leaves are “toasted” in the same tone. Therefore, the plant looks very decorative. With timely harvesting of the fruits (I remove the pods with “sugar” unripe beans on the seventh to tenth day after the appearance of the ovary), the plant blooms even more profusely, and the menu is significantly replenished with tasty and healthy products both during the summer and in the winter. When boiled, ripe Blauchilde beans have a delicate, oily texture and a pleasant taste. I would like to say something special about the nutritional value of beans. After all, bean seeds contain more protein (its quality is equal to dietary chicken eggs) than beef and pork. And in terms of calories, it exceeds them almost three times. Amino acids and microelements contained in unripe shoulder blades and ripe beans help improve human immunity, and dishes made from green and purple shoulder blades with unripe seeds are included in the menu for the prevention of cancer. For diseases of the liver and gall bladder, beans are used as a dietary product for both children and the elderly. We mainly use ripened beans for cooking. Soups, borscht, pickles, vinaigrettes and all kinds of salads with boiled beans and beans are traditional dishes in our diet. They are very tasty and filling. There are also recipes for making cookies and cakes. But dishes made from bean blades with unripe fruits are rarely present in our diet. There are no such beans in the markets. It can only be purchased in large supermarkets in frozen form as part of assorted vegetables. The price for such a product is quite high. So it’s easier and cheaper to grow beans yourself and freeze or preserve “asparagus” blades in sufficient quantity for the winter. Pods with unripe beans can be eaten as a side dish for meat and fish, as an appetizer with tomato or butter sauces, and also added to first courses. Omelettes with green beans and sour cream are very tasty. And if you sprinkle this dish with grated cheese and bake it in a microwave or oven, you get a quick and healthy breakfast. Since asparagus bean blades boil even faster than vermicelli, and their composition is much healthier (they consist of plant fiber and easily digestible protein), overweight people should take note of this. Often, exhausting themselves with malnutrition in order to lose extra pounds, they first of all “shed” not fat deposits, but the much-needed muscle tissue. By replacing the carbohydrates of pasta with bean proteins, you can achieve stabilization of normal body weight without losing the feeling of fullness. Climbing beans' ability to quickly build up vegetative mass has served me well again. And that's why. Many years of experience in growing tall varieties of tomatoes showed me how important it is for a good harvest of this crop to observe such conditions as comfortable temperature conditions during flowering, protection of fruits from sunburn and stems from damage by gusts of wind. When temperatures rise sharply in mid-June, the risk of crop loss due to poor pollination increases as pollen sterilization occurs. The main thing is to promptly free the greenhouse with tomatoes from the film cover and transfer the tomato beds to summer mode. However, plants grown in greenhouse conditions are easily damaged by wind and suffer from air drought. To avoid such problems, sun and wind protection nets are used. Today there are ready-made nets on sale, but not every gardener can afford them. And a sown handful of beans quickly and easily creates a reliable protective living canopy. It looks very beautiful, enriches the soil with beneficial bacteria and brings profit in the form of a harvest of healthy and tasty fruits. To do this, it is enough to sow the beans (at a distance of 10-15 cm to a depth of 3-4 cm) along the perimeter of the greenhouse and arrange its stems in the desired direction and the required density along a stretched rope. Harvesting is easy and pleasant - all the pods are visible in various states of ripeness. Just choose which ones you need and cut them off the vines with scissors. If you want to cover a gazebo, balcony or terrace with Blauchilde beans, then you will not go wrong - with its thick foliage it will not only create shade that saves you from the heat, but also with its bright flowers and long purple pods - a tempting atmosphere of a southern resort, exoticism, and relaxation. Even if the place for family outdoor recreation is already decorated with plantings of decorative perennial vines (clematis, campsis, honeysuckle), it is still appropriate to plant several bean vines to them. In the above-mentioned ornamental vines, flowering occurs on the outside of the arbor, and, being inside it, we see a frame of supports with an unsightly underside of the leaves. The purple “icicles” of bean pods hanging inside the gazebo easily remove this drawback, enlivening the situation. Blauhilde hedge plantings attract many beneficial insects - pollinators and birds. And at night, a “wall” of beans soothes the ear with the measured singing of cicadas. In fact, in the shortest possible time, an entire ecosystem was formed, bringing a healthy microclimate, harvest and good mood. When a severe storm broke out in August, causing damage to the site in the form of several broken trees, my beloved flower garden, protected by a bean canopy, survived, only torn stems and torn petals. Against the background of broken tree trunks, this fact convincingly demonstrated the power and reliability of Blauchilde’s openwork “shield”. Finally, I would like to mention one more “invisible”, but so necessary protective “shield”. With the current high cost of food products, which often hide a “bouquet” of simply inedible and sometimes even dangerous components for the body under colorful packaging and appetizing appearance, we, gardeners, have the opportunity to maintain our health with significant savings for the family budget. By obtaining an environmentally friendly harvest from our own beds, expanding the range of our menu to include greens, berries, fruits and vegetables, teaching children to eat plant-based foods and care for plants on the site, we are creating our own prosperous future today.

How I sowed flagoles

I grow climbing beans through seedlings. If in our climate you sow it directly into the ground, in the cold summer it will not have time to produce a harvest.

I first warm the bean seeds for 2-3 days in the sun, and then for germination I place them on moist soil in a plastic container with a lid. As soon as the sprouts have roots, I transplant the fastest ones into separate cups. In order not to take up precious space on the windowsill, I immediately transfer them to a tomato greenhouse, which we cover with film at the end of April. A month later I plant beans around the support. I always hill up the plantings, this gives the plants stability.

You shouldn't count on beans feeding themselves with nitrogen like a plant belonging to the legume family.

Important point: You should not leave overripe pods on the bushes, as this inhibits the formation of new ones.

Beans only accumulate nitrogen in their nodules, and then only towards the end of the season and in favorable weather. Therefore, I not only set aside the most fertile bed for beans, but also feed them at least twice a summer : after germination - with nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizers and before budding - with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers.

Climbing beans are also demanding of air and soil humidity; during drought, their flowers fall off and few fruits are produced. Therefore, plants need to be watered regularly.

In mid-August, I pinch the top of each vine so that it produces more side shoots.

Hardy Bluehilda

Note: Varieties of vegetable beans are divided into sugar and semi-sugar. The former are characterized by a round bean (pod) with a large amount of jelly. The latter have a flat pod and much less jelly. These varieties were bred as universal, suitable for both pods and grain.

I liked this German variety Durable Bluehilda vines, decorated with large beautiful leaves, lilac moth flowers and long (15-20 cm) pods look very picturesque. The stems and pods hanging in bunches are dark purple in color, and the leaves brown to match with age. The pods have a pleasant taste and turn green after about five minutes during cooking.

The sellers, however, lied a little: on the package it was written that this was an early variety with round, fleshy pods without a parchment layer up to 30 cm long. For me, this is a medium-late variety : the first beans set 90 days after germination and were a third shorter, than promised. This means that if Bluehilda is grown in the middle zone without seedlings, in the cold summer you may be left without a harvest. In addition, the pods are oval rather than round. I was a little lazy, didn’t collect it on time, and they are no longer so tender. True, the fibers appear just before ripening. But Bluehilda’s grain is quite large and beige in color. Boiled, it is tender and buttery, pleasant to the taste. If you choose it young, when the blades are not yet very old and the grain is already large, then it makes excellent salads and soups. And what a vegetable stew!

Classification of varieties

Thanks to constant breeding work, many varieties of green beans have been developed, differing in appearance, taste, and agricultural technology. Asparagus legume species are divided into bush and climbing. The first ones are short in stature. They are able to grow up to 60 cm in height. Their positive qualities are resistance to cold and early ripening of fruits.

Climbing varieties resemble vines up to 5 m long. They are distinguished by a long growing season. Therefore, in Russian climatic conditions, such a plant is usually grown in a greenhouse. Only in the south of the country, where the summers are long and hot, do asparagus varieties grow in open ground.

To grow asparagus legumes in a summer cottage, select varieties with early ripening, do not contain a hard layer and have soft pods. Purple, green and Kenyan beans are especially common among summer residents. Purple and green beans produce elongated beans that can be frozen or canned. The Kenyan pod has a dark green hue with sweetish grains inside.

Purple King

of the Purple (Violet) King planted next to Bluehilda are of Australian origin. The length of the pods turned out to be as promised: 17 cm and even more. They are wider than Bluehilda's, almost flat. At first, green and thin tails hang, like mouse tails, completely invisible among the foliage, and when they reach a length of 10 cm, the pods suddenly become bright purple, completely transforming the vine. The most important thing is that they appear at the Purple King almost two weeks earlier. The first ones were picked after 75 days, so the overall harvest was higher.

I used this variety for food in the same way as Bluehilda. in taste , and at the end of the growing season it also produced a lot of grain.

These two varieties grew side by side, so they could easily be compared. Already in the middle of summer, it became clearly noticeable that Bluehilda had grown more green mass . The Purple King's was hung with pods , like icicles .

The Blue Beauty remained green for much longer, almost all of September, and the Purple King turned yellow already in the first days of September.

Liana-shaped varieties of legumes are suitable for decorating areas of the garden where other flowers do not take root. The plant is unpretentious and grows well in the shade of tree crowns and walls of country buildings. The shoots quickly entwine the supporting structures, solid greenery with bright flowers and equally beautiful fruits persists until late autumn, and some varieties can be harvested. Decorative climbing beans: types and photos, planting and care.

Types and varieties of beans

The legume family has about 100 species. The most popular and widely cultivated are two:

• common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris;
• Phaseolus coccineus, red flowering ornamental.

Typically, the various types of leguminous plants eaten as food are called beans. They belong to the genus Vigna. Common beans. Homeland - Latin America. Nutritious, tasty, there are more than 50 varieties, classified according to various criteria.

By ripening time (days)

Early (less than 65):

1. Parlya Tippy.
2. Eureka.
3. Gold necklace.
4. Kalinka Nezhinskaya.

Mid-early (75):

1. Libra.
2. Panther.

Medium (85): Olga variety

Mid-season (100):

1. Carnellino.
2. Pation.
3. Winner.

Late (more than 100 days).

1. Bergold.
2. Paloma.

Depending on the shape and height of the bush, beans can be either climbing or bush beans.

Curly, reaches 4 - 5 meters, support is required. Used for landscaping fences, hedges, gazebos. The growing season is longer and the harvest is plentiful.

• Golden nectar, fruit 25 cm, high-yielding, early.
• Brauchilda.
• Winner. Dense, fleshy fruits.
• Golmari. Pod 25 cm, width 2.

Convenient to grow bush, low, 40 - 60, cold-resistant.

• Pation, manufacturer Holland.
• Golden saxa, high-yielding, incredibly aromatic.
• Serengeti, fleshy, thin, excellent taste.

Beans differ in the appearance of the bush and various taste qualities.

There are 3 main groups:

1. Hulling (grain). They are grown to obtain a large yield of seeds, since a hard layer is formed inside the pod, which changes the taste and does not allow it to be eaten.
2. Sugar (asparagus). Rough, hard fibers do not develop. Juicy soft, edible pods, with very small beans. Contains a lot of proteins and carbohydrates.
3. Semi-sugar (universal). Dense, tasty, edible at an early stage, the leaves have a late-developing parchment layer.

There are differences in the shape and type of legume beans:

• Phaseolus vulgaris grows in length from 5-6 to 20, the number of beans varies from 3 to 7-8 pieces;
• The blades of the Asian Vigna can reach a meter in length, with a huge number of seeds.

Having reached maturity, the shoulder blades can have a variety of colors: green, yellow, purple, streaked, red. During heat treatment, many lose their original color and turn green.

Varieties by taste

Peeling:

• Kalinka Nezhinskaya.
• Mavka.
• Option.
• Polka.

On store shelves you can find: Sunny Bunny, Hot Chocolate, Varvara, Belozernaya, Svetlaya.

Asparagus:

1. Chocolate Lady
2. Bergold.
3. Scuba.
4. Hilda.

Semi-sugar:

• Ukrainian. The beans are meaty.
• Jiminez, light burgundy shoulder blades, beans with red flecks.
• Indiana.
• Ferrari.

Asian bean Vigna, description, varieties

If the common one is of American origin, then the Asian cowpea, which combines several related species, has a number of differences:

• the pods are very long, thin;
• lack of parchment layer;
• seeds are small;
• do not soak before cooking.

Grows up to 4 -5 m tall, the fruits are juicy, soft, long.

There are subspecies - mung bean, urd, adzuki.

Mung beans, small fleshy green beans, are a traditional food of the people of India, Burma, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The population of China, Burma, Laos, Korea, and Japan consumes small red wine - adzuki. Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Singapore, a small black one grows here - Urd. In our country, green cowpea is more common and has a great taste. Eat raw, canned, frozen. Varieties:

1. Hacienda. It produces large yields (2 kg per bush), the pods are long, the beans are small, brown, and oval.
2. Metro Red, thin blades, 80 cm. Fruiting period (until October), about 3 kg of fruits are harvested. Forms a decorative bush that decorates the garden.
3. Lillian. Dark green fruits grow 65 cm, juicy, crispy. Late maturation.
4. Chinese poker. Retains beneficial qualities during canning and freezing.
5. Black Seed, tall, shoulder blades reach 1 m.

Description and characteristics of culture

Multi-flowered, fast-growing, liana-shaped varieties of beans are called decorative, the most famous of them being Purple and Fire Red. Their flowers are larger than those of the peeling and pod species, and they are the same in shape. At all stages of growth, strong and flexible lashes cling to supports and wrap around them. In landscape design, lashing beans are planted to create background compositions, landscaping hedges, walls, balconies, trellises, arches, terraces, etc.

The crop is heat-loving; in the southern regions, beans are sown directly into the ground in the spring, and seedlings are prepared in cool regions. The plant is planted in open beds when the return frosts have passed, the soil to a depth of 10 cm has warmed up to 12–15˚C. You shouldn’t plant legumes in deep shade, but you don’t need to allocate a sunny, completely open place either. The plant develops better in non-acidic, fertile and loose soil. Beans are propagated by seeds; cuttings do not take root.

Pole beans are used not only as decoration; most varieties can be eaten. However, you should be careful; decorative beans cannot be eaten fresh; the blades and beans are poisonous, and harmful compounds completely evaporate during heat treatment. Some varieties with purple flowers are completely inedible; they can be easily identified by their small, rough beans.

Liana-shaped beans absorb nitrogen from the deep layers of soil and air, convert the element into a form digestible by plants and produce it through root nodules. In the fall, only the vines are cut off, and the roots are left to enrich the soil; the green mass is sent to a compost pit or buried in the beds. If you plant potatoes next to legumes, there will be more root vegetables, the Colorado potato beetle will not crawl into the beds, and the beans will protect the tomatoes from late blight.

Popular varieties of garden beans

Climbing varieties of shelled (ordinary), asparagus or turch beans, but mostly semi-sugar beans, are suitable for decorating the garden. Summer residents prefer varieties with the longest shoots; almost all of them are beautiful from the beginning of flowering until autumn. All types of vine beans have three-lobed leaves; the size and shade of the leaves may vary slightly depending on the variety.

Cowpea is no less popular in landscaping; the shoots of a particular type of legume can reach a length of up to 8 m. Landscape designers often combine several varieties or varieties with contrasting colors of flowers, blades and stems; during the process of growth, the vines are intertwined with each other, resulting in a bewitching picture. Let's look at the most common varieties of climbing beans with photos:

1. Vigna Karakala. Scourges up to 7 meters, grow very quickly, cling to supports with tendrils. The flowers are fragrant, of unusual shape, wavy petals are twisted into a tight corkscrew (spiral), they can be colored pink, lilac-white, purple with light veins and creamy yellow. The diameter of the open flower is 3–5 cm. The inflorescence is racemose, forming from 5 to 15 buds.

2. Violet (Dragon Tongues). Grain beans, vines grow up to 2.5–3 m in length. The flowers are large, mauve or purple. During the fruiting period, the lashes are strewn with long, light lilac pods with a pink tint. As the beans ripen, they change color from soft green to purple. Blades at technical maturity do not have a parchment layer.
3. Dolichos purpurea (Climbing lilac). Scourges up to 3 m, racemose inflorescences, each forming up to 40 flowers. After flowering, the bushes are decorated with clusters of lilac, purple or dark green, curved pods, collected in bunches. There are several subspecies with white, pink and bicolor buds, the most common color being purple or violet. The fragrant flowers of the climbing bean Dolichos are used to make bouquets. Cut inflorescences remain decorative for up to 2 weeks. The beans are edible, black with a white scar.

4. Borlotto. Climbing green bean with massive shoots up to 4 m. The flowers are large, fiery red. The elongated pods are green at technical maturity, then become cream with scarlet streaks. Blades, young and ripened fruits are used in cooking. Each pod produces up to 5 beans, while they are still green, boil quickly, and have a nutty flavor. Unripe grains are harvested 50–60 days after emergence. The pods do not have a parchment layer until a pattern begins to appear on them.
5. Bluehilde (Blauhilde). Scalloped bean with purple flowers, shoots and pods, leaves at first dark green, later turning purple. Pods up to 25 cm in length, without hard fibers and film. During heat treatment, the blades turn green. The grains are large, creamy yellow.
6. Turkish Beans (Fire Red Curly Beans, Winner). The vines are thin, strong, grow up to 4 m. A spectacular, mostly red-flowering plant; several subspecies are known with white, burgundy, salmon and bicolor buds. Green pods are not suitable for eating. The valves are pubescent, elongated, green. The beans are lilac-pink with a marbled pattern. Mature Winner bean seeds taste no worse than the shelled varieties.

7. Winged beans. The most unusual type of cowpea, a whip up to 5 m in length. The inflorescences are racemose, lush, from 6 to 20 cream, blue or two-color buds are formed in each brush. Pods are tetrahedral, elongated. On some plants the fruits grow up to 40 cm in length. The beans are almost round, medium-sized, and depending on the variety, they can be yellow, black, brown or brown. Blades and seeds are used in cooking.
8. Spanish white. Shelling beans with very tasty, white beans. Canes up to 4 m, abundant flowering, large, white buds. The pods are green, no longer than 15 cm.
9. Green giant. Sugar beans with long (up to 25 cm) pods without fibers and a hard shell. The stems grow up to 3.5 m, fruiting begins 50 days after emergence and continues until autumn frosts. The flowers are small, dark lilac.
10. Golden nectar. Beautiful climbing bean, vine up to 4 m, strong and massive. The pods are golden yellow, very bright, edible, there is no parchment layer. The beans are white and taste better when unripe. The flowers are small, white, collected in loose clusters.

We advise you to pay attention to such varieties of climbing beans as Purple Queen, Mammoth, French, Fashionista, Madame Butterfly and Climber. Experienced gardeners advise pinching the stems of garden beans when they grow to the desired height. The procedure helps to obtain more abundant flowering. Another secret to increasing the number of buds is timely cutting of ripe pods.

Description and photos of types and varieties of green beans

American or common beans, familiar to consumers in Russia and European countries, are characterized by beans with wider and shorter leaves. Such pods often have a pointed nose, and they themselves may not be cylindrical, but flattened.

Among the varieties of green beans, the most valued are those that form smooth, dense cylindrical pods with thick walls. These are green beans without parchment inclusions inside the blades and small seed ovaries. In addition to these varieties, gardeners are offered universal plants, the leaves of which become coarser as nutritious seeds of various colors and shapes ripen. The pods of common beans can be either green or white, variegated, yellow or purple. In this case, purple and red beans lose their original color during heat treatment and the blades become green.

Green beans Zhuravushka

Yield bush beans are modest in size. The bush barely reaches 50 cm in height. But at the same time, the plant invariably produces a lot of high-quality delicious beans, close to a cylindrical shape. The length of the pod is from 12 to 15 cm, the color of the valves is green. They ripen 48–50 days from the beginning of the growing season.

The seeds of this bean are white, oblong-oval in shape. Beans are universally used, suitable for canning and freezing.

Bluehilda: climbing bean for vegetable use

An early variety of green, purple beans, characterized by high yield and good taste of bright pods. The universal-purpose plant serves as a source of both dietary blades and mature white bean seeds.

Purple Queen Beans

A mid-season variety of bush beans with dark, almost black pods, up to 15–17 cm long. The blades are tender, crisp, without coarse fibers. Bush beans are hardy and tolerate dry periods and temporary cold snaps well.

Flamingo: a green bean variety with variegated beans

Hardy bushes of this variety can withstand a load of 50–60 growing beans of unusual variegated color. The seeds ripening inside the pods are also variegated and have decent quality and nutritional value. Young shoulder blades are tender, tender and contain a lot of protein and fiber. The universal-purpose bush bean variety is unpretentious and stands out for its excellent yield.

Green beans Blue Lake

A very early variety of climbing beans with delicate cylindrical pods up to 16 cm long. Inside the beans, at the end of the growing season, small white beans ripen, also suitable for food. The plant is tall, demanding on lighting conditions, watering and nutrition. Willingly responds to care with a bountiful harvest.

Green beans Laura

The ripening period for seeds of this variety is 55–65 days. On the bushes of this variety of green beans, numerous light yellow beans are formed, up to 14 cm long. The pods are cylindrical, with a pointed tip and completely devoid of fibers and parchment inclusions. Bush-shaped plants, compact, readily and amicably bear fruit.

Enchantress - black beans inside white pods

A characteristic feature of this variety of bush beans is early ripening and black glossy seeds that ripen inside yellow or waxy round beans. The length of the pods with a delicious taste is 14–16 cm. Black beans, like young shoulder blades, can be cooked, are tasty and contain many valuable nutrients. Plants are resistant to common diseases, hardy and productive.

Growing seedlings

Beans do not like transplanting; the seedling method of cultivation is rarely practiced and only in regions with late, short summers. The optimal temperature for crop growth is 20–25˚С; in central Russia, favorable weather will settle closer to the third ten days of May, and in Siberia or the Urals at the beginning of June. Having chosen an approximate date, count 30–35 days ago and mark the sowing day. In the case when it is too early to plant in the ground, but the seedlings are already outgrowing, supports for the vines are attached to the containers.

For planting, take a purchased universal substrate or prepare a mixture of fertile garden soil with sand 2:1, add a small handful of wood ash. The beans are sown in separate paper (without bottom) or peat cups so as not to injure the roots during transplantation. Before sowing, the seeds are sorted out, all damaged and small ones are removed, the rest are soaked in warm water for about 12 hours until they swell. There is no need to wait until the grains hatch and treat them with disinfectants and stimulants.

The beans are sown to a depth of 2 cm, usually 1 grain is placed, if there is any doubt about the quality of the planting material, 2 or 3 are added, then the excess sprouts are cut off. The seedlings are kept on the lightest windowsill at a temperature of 18–23˚C, periodically watered with settled water. It is important that the soil is not too wet or dry. Poorly growing, pale and thin sprouts are fed with an infusion of ash. A week before transplanting, the seedlings begin to harden off.

Planting beans in open ground

The site is prepared in the fall; before digging, 150 g of potassium fertilizer and 300 g of superphosphate (per 10 m²) are added to the tip of a shovel. Other mineral mixtures based on phosphorus and potassium are also suitable. High acidity of the soil can be eliminated with lime, and clay soil can be loosened with sand. Good predecessors for the crop will be cucumbers, tomatoes, potatoes and cabbage; legumes are planted in one place no more than once every 3 years.

The planting scheme is determined independently, since the main task is to decorate a certain element of the garden. A distance of 20–40 cm is left between the plants; if there are rows, then the row spacing is 45–50 cm. The supports are installed immediately when planting the seedlings. In selected places, holes are dug to the size of a soil clod or peat cup, the bushes are buried without excessive deepening, then watered abundantly, mulched with dry grass, sawdust or peat.

For sowing seeds, the soil is prepared as already described, in the case where a raised bed (embankment or box) is built on a site with a high groundwater level. Place 2 or 3 beans in each hole, cover them, water generously and mulch the bed. The scheme used is the same as for planting seedlings. If sowing is carried out early, when there is still a threat of return frosts, a temporary shelter is built over the beds, spunbond is laid on pegs or arcs, dense polyethylene is also suitable. When shoots appear, strong shoots are left, the rest are cut off.

How to care for climbing beans

The crop does not tolerate proximity to other plants; weeding is carried out frequently, and weeds are pulled out when they are still small, before they have developed a powerful rhizome. The soil is loosened after watering and precipitation; there should be no dense crust on the surface of the earth. When the bushes grow strongly, loosening is inconvenient; in this case, a 3 or 4 cm layer of mulch helps. When the sprouts rise to 12 or 15 cm, they are covered with earth a little.

In dry and hot weather, multi-flowered beans are watered 2-3 times a week, in cool weather - 1 or 2 times, if it rains often, there is no need for additional moisture. The best time for the procedure is morning or evening. Water is poured so that it does not fall on the leaves, buds and pods; it is better to make watering grooves a little further than the stems. The water should not be cold; it is better to take settled water, warmed by the sun during the day. Before flowering begins, dry the soil so that the beans will produce more inflorescences; as soon as the buds begin to open, watering is resumed.

The lashing bean is fed when two true leaves grow and during the period of mass bud setting. Per 1 m² of land, add 15 g of superphosphate and 10 g of potassium salt (aqueous solution). If the flowering is weak, the fertilization session is repeated, pour half a glass of wood ash and 2 tbsp into a bucket of water. l. superphosphate, stir, leave for 24 hours. The resulting infusion is diluted with water 1:2, and the plants are watered.

Bean vines will not crawl along walls or solid fences; ropes or twigs should be attached to the top of the supports, and branches should be attached to them. The shoots braid supports with thin elements on their own; they can be directed in the desired direction. If a tree grows near a support, too long lashes can be put on the branches. In the case where the stems constantly slide down, it is permissible to tie them with twine, but so that creases do not form.

Multi-flowered bean is a beautifully flowering, fast-growing, easy-to-grow plant. If you properly think about the supporting structure with the help of long lashes, you can create a composition of any shape, be it a ball, a pyramid, a cone, etc. The culture blooms profusely in sunny areas, but in partial shade it is a little worse. Another plus is edible, healthy fruits and beans, which can be harvested from mid-summer until autumn frosts.

Climbing varieties of beans easily climb to any height and decorate fences, gazebos, arches, terraces, balconies, columns and walls of houses. The ornamental plant is a perennial herbaceous vine. Such greenery and flowers are used as landscape elements, and beans are used in cooking.

Care

Caring for beans is simple and includes systematic loosening of rows, weeding, fertilizing and watering. Loosening is carried out after each watering and rain; it is also combined with the removal of weeds. As the bushes grow, it will become increasingly difficult to loosen, so it is advisable to mulch the bed. When the bushes grow to 12–15 cm, they are lightly covered with earth.

Beans are a heat-loving plant, so if they were planted too early, at first you need to monitor the weather and, possibly, cover the plantings with non-woven materials. Alternatively, you can build a small temporary greenhouse. Mature plants can withstand temperatures close to 0°C.

How to water beans

Water all types of beans, including decorative ones, infrequently and moderately, avoiding drying out the soil. This should be done at the root, in the evenings, with water that has been settled and warmed by the sun during the day. In case of dry weather, watering is required twice a week.

It is advisable to direct the water directly to the roots, especially taking care not to soak the flowers and buds. Therefore, the strainer is often removed from the watering can so that the water gets between the rows or, when planting in a single row, closer to the base of the bushes.

Immediately before flowering begins, the soil can be slightly dried out for several days: this causes more buds to appear, but then watering continues as usual. It is better to mulch the soil around the beans with any bulk material (peat, humus, sawdust, chopped straw) to better retain moisture.

Top dressing

Feed decorative beans with any mineral or natural fertilizers, except fresh manure. Flower growers advise fertilizing it only twice:

1. When two true leaves grow (per 1 m2, add 1 g of urea, 15 g of superphosphate and 10 g of any potassium salt).
2. At the moment the buds appear (the same composition, excluding urea).

If it turns out that the flowering is not as lush as expected, perhaps the soil has become depleted, in which case more fertilizing should be done by mixing a handful of wood ash and a couple of tablespoons of superphosphate in a bucket of water, then let it stand for a day, dilute it with another 2 –3 times with water and water the plantings with this solution.

Characteristics of decorative beans

The weaver grows quickly, sometimes reaching over 5-6 m in height. Legumes are heat-loving plants, so sunny places on the site are chosen for them. Beans have pinnate leaves with stipules. The flowers are in axillary racemes, the pods are of a two-leaf type. Climbing beans that are fiery red or red-flowering and purple are popular in our country.

Beans saturate the soil with nitrogen, so potatoes planted next to beans will produce a good harvest. Plants protect potatoes from late blight. Composts and fertilizer are made from the green parts of beans, and beans are used in culinary recipes.

Benefits of turch beans:

• grows quickly;
• unpretentious in care;
• many varieties of different colors and shapes;
• blooms for a long time, maintaining its attractiveness;
• creating fertilizer from plants;
• enriches the soil with nitrogen.

Description of the plant

Typically, beans with bright red or purple flowers are grown in dachas. But in nature there are many more colors of this plant. Decorative beans grow very quickly. The length of the vine of many varieties reaches 5 m. As it grows, the plant clings to nearby objects and uses them as a support to rise towards the sun.

This plant is native to South America. The name translated into Russian means “sailing ship”. This is due to the special shape of the flower. After flowering, the fruits ripen in the form of large beans with a rough surface. They are used for planting next year.

Ornamental beans are heat-loving crops, but there is no need to create special conditions for their cultivation. It grows well in any area with good sunlight. In the shade, the vine will grow more slowly, but its flowering will not stop.

Decorative beans saturate the soil with nitrogen. The plant extracts this element from the depths of the soil and air and processes it into a form suitable for absorption by other plants. The element accumulates in the root system. Therefore, after the end of the growing season, decorative beans are not removed from the soil. The green part is cut off, leaving the roots in the soil.

Due to the fact that beans improve the fertile qualities of the soil, potatoes grow well next to them. The green mass, cut in the fall, is placed in a compost pit to prepare fertilizer. Beans protect plants from the Solanaceae family from late blight, the Colorado potato beetle.

Is this a food crop or just a flower crop?

It is a food and flower crop at the same time. All beans are edible except the purple variety. You can eat decorative beans; they contain zinc, magnesium, iron, chromium, calcium, proteins, fiber, carbohydrates, and vitamins. 100 g of product contains 26 kcal.

There are 2 types of climbing beans: grain and asparagus. The shelled type pod has an inner parchment layer, it is located between the beans. The pods grow tough and are not eaten.

Sugar green beans have soft and tender blades that are eaten unripe. The pods are juicy, crispy, sweet. Ripe fruits are used to plant beans, and various dishes are prepared from them. The seeds are smaller in size than grain varieties.

Is it possible to eat decorative beans?

In terms of taste and nutritional qualities, ornamental plants are practically no different from varieties grown on an industrial scale, so the answer to the question “is it possible to eat ornamental beans” is definitely positive. Asparagus species are eaten unripe and used for preparing salads, vegetable side dishes and soups. When frozen, they keep well all winter.

Right at the dacha, you can prepare, for example, asparagus decorative beans with mushrooms from the new harvest.

• For half a kilogram of mushrooms you will need the same amount of beans, a couple of onions and basil from the garden, black pepper, salt, a spoon of tomato paste (or fresh tomatoes), olive oil.
• Finely chop the onions of the new harvest, fry over low heat until golden brown, place peeled and chopped mushrooms in a frying pan, stir, fry at moderate temperature for another 10 minutes. Add salt and spices.
• Boil freshly picked green pods for 5 minutes in salted water, rinse in a colander, and pour into a frying pan with the mushrooms.
• Fry the resulting mixture for another 5 minutes, add thinly sliced ​​tomatoes or tomato paste, stir, garnish with basil, and a delicious healthy dish of your own decorative beans is ready!

Asparagus beans with mushrooms
Unlike asparagus varieties, climbing grain varieties are used in their mature form, husking the beans from dried pods. You can make a delicious spicy bean soup from them right at your dacha.

Attention! Ripe beans will need to be soaked for 8 hours before cooking, so it’s best to do this in the evening.

So, we need to cook half a liter of vegetable broth:

• prepare 2 cups of beans,
• carrots,
• celery root,
• a teaspoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice,
• 2 potatoes,
• 1 onion from the garden,
• a few cloves of garlic,
• spices (cumin, pepper, salt),
• 2 tbsp. olive oil.

Cooking will take 2 hours, as the beans take a long time to cook. To the beans soaked in water, add another liter of water, as well as spices (salt, pepper, bay leaf), cook all this for an hour and a half until the beans are ready. At this time, finely chop and simmer all other vegetables in olive oil for 10 minutes. Add the prepared vegetables to the saucepan with the beans, add vegetable broth and lemon juice, cook for another quarter of an hour. Now you can try! An excellent first course of decorative beans!

This soup can be prepared in winter, as the fruits are perfectly stored in cabinets on the insulated loggia, and will remind you of the wonderful summer in the country.

Spicy bean soup

Popular varieties of garden beans

Purple seeds are only available in raw form. After heat treatment, the purple color changes to green. In addition to the grain and sugar varieties, there are varieties of semi-sugar beans. When young, it is used as a green bean, and when ripe it is used as a shelling species.

The best varieties of climbing beans

Violet

The best varieties of climbing beans

There are quite a few good varieties of climbing beans, each of which has certain characteristics.

Blauchilda

This variety is characterized by unusual purple pods, the same beans and lilac leaves. It is recommended to grow the crop in warm climates. Purple beans have a ripening period of 90-110 days.

Borlotto

This variety is characterized by tasty fruits and powerful vines. Ripe pods have a beautiful marble pattern. The fruits should be picked when they are not ripe, as they have a more delicate texture and nutty notes.

Violet

This variety not only produces high-quality fruits, but also has excellent decorative properties. During the ripening period, long pods of a light lilac hue appear on the bushes. The variety is characterized by high yield.

Harmony

This variety is classified as semi-sugar. This means that both pods and beans can be eaten. Fruiting begins 65 days after planting and lasts until frost. The plant has golden pods.

Gerda

Even novice gardeners can grow this variety. The culture is considered very unpretentious in care. At the same time, it has high requirements for planting space. In addition, culture needs quality support.

For reference! If we talk about such a plant as climbing beans (varieties), they are not always edible - a number of varieties cannot be eaten!

Green giant

This variety is characterized by large pods containing delicate sugar grains. Fruiting of the crop continues for quite a long time - until frost.

Sowing decorative beans for seedlings

The seedling method is needed for varieties with late ripening periods. To grow beans with a growing season of 120 days, it will take all summer; perhaps the fruits will not ripen until frost, and flowering will occur in August. To speed up the ripening process of beans, beans are planted through seedlings.

The method is not simple, since garden crops do not like transplanting. To do this, the seeds are planted immediately in peat cups so as not to disturb the roots, but the plant is transferred to the ground along with the pot. The seedlings stay indoors for about a month. They begin to sow in early April; planting dates depend on the region of growth and the growing season of the variety. In the southern regions, grains are planted for seedlings in March, and in the northern part of the country - at the end of April.

• select large, undamaged fruits without signs of mold;
• soak the grains in water on a cloth for 12-24 hours until they swell;
• immerse the seeds in a manganese solution for 30 minutes;
• pour a soil mixture of turf and sand 2:1 into individual peat pots, add 150 g of ash to a bucket of the mixture;
• water the soil;
• bury the seeds 2 cm into the ground, 2 grains per pot (if both germinate, transplant into another container);
• room temperature 18-21 degrees before beans germinate;
• after the sprouts appear, reduce the temperature to 16 degrees on the 4th day;
• The bushes are not pruned or pinched, they are not fed for the first month, they are only watered as the soil dries out.

Planting and caring for decorative climbing beans

For this, plants choose areas that are well heated by the sun. Potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers or cabbage will be successful predecessors for planting beans. The area for sowing seeds is prepared ahead of time, in the fall. The soil in the selected area is dug up, superphosphate and potassium fertilizer are added as fertilizer. They will deepen the color of the flowers and activate the development of the vine.

In the fall, 4 kg of humus per square meter is added to the area where the beans will grow. Before planting, add 30 g of superphosphate and 20 g of potassium chloride.

When growing decorative bean varieties, use the seedling method or sow the seeds directly into the ground. The latter method is used more often, since this crop does not tolerate transplantation. For faster germination, grains are soaked in a solution of a special stimulant before planting. Then they are dried and planting begins.

Landing dates

Germination of bean seeds occurs when the soil warms up to +8 degrees.
Seedlings do not tolerate frost and die when the thermometer drops to -1 degree. Therefore, beans are planted only after there is stable warm weather outside with the air warming up to +20 degrees. In the central part of the country, beans are planted in mid-May. In more northern regions, planting begins no earlier than the beginning of June. In the south, the required temperature is established at the end of April. An attempt to plant seeds in unheated soil ends in their death.

If the seedling method of cultivation is chosen, then sowing is carried out at the end of March or in early April. In the northern part of the country, seeds for seedlings are sown at the end of April. If sowed too early, the seedlings overgrow. Then, after transplanting it to a permanent place nearby, a peg is dug into the ground for support.

Growing seedlings

Any soil except clay soil is suitable for seed germination. Plants feel good in a soil mixture with the following composition:

• 2 parts of turf land;
• 1 part sand;
• 1 handful of wood ash per bucket of soil.

Before sowing, bean grains are sorted, discarding the smallest ones and those damaged by pests. They are then soaked for 12 hours to swell. Prepared seeds are placed in pots to a depth of 2 cm. Their germination rate is good. Therefore, it is enough to plant one piece in each glass. If there are doubts about the quality of the seed, the grains are placed in containers of 2-3 pieces. After germination, the excess is carefully removed.

The containers are left in a room with a temperature of +18 to +22 degrees. When shoots appear, the temperature is reduced by 3 degrees and the plants are left in this state for 3-4 days. Caring for seedlings involves timely watering. No feeding, pinching or other manipulation of the beans is needed. If the seedlings develop slowly due to low soil fertility, they are watered with an infusion of ash.

Transplantation into open ground is performed after the development of the second true leaf. You cannot keep young plants in the apartment for too long. Otherwise it will be difficult to remove them from the container. When growing seedlings in peat pots, there are no problems with transplantation.

Transplanting seedlings into open ground

The bed for young plants is prepared in advance. To do this, humus is added to the selected area. Mineral complexes with a high content of potassium and phosphorus are also suitable. In an area with clay soil, sand is added during digging. If the acidity of the soil is increased, crushed chalk is used as fertilizing.

Decorative beans are planted in any order. It is designed to decorate the site. Therefore, it is quite appropriate to show your imagination here. Leave 30 cm between individual plants, and 50 cm between rows.

The seedlings are transplanted in the usual way. Make a hole in the ground corresponding to the size of the cup. The plant is transplanted into it without deepening it. Then water generously.

Sowing seeds in the ground

This is the most common method of growing ornamental varieties, used most often. If the site is located on a hill and is well heated, the seeds are sown on level ground.

The seeds are placed in holes located at a distance of 40 cm from each other. Plantings should not be too thick, as this prevents the proper development of plants. 2-3 grains are placed in one hole, covered with soil and watered with warm water from a watering can. After this, the area is mulched with peat. If there is a high probability of frost, you can temporarily cover the area with spandbond.

Planting seedlings in a garden bed

A month later, when 2-4 leaves appear, the seedlings are transferred to the garden. Before planting 5 days in advance, the bushes are left for 2 hours in the fresh air to harden, accustoming them to the external environment.

You need to prepare the beds in advance. About a month before it gets warmer, humus or compost is added to the ground, but not fresh manure. Beans do not like clay soil. Sand, turf soil, and nutritional components are added to such soil. You can replenish the soil with mineral supplements. Phosphorus and potassium will be needed, nitrogen is optional if abundant flowering is desired. If you need an increase in green mass, then nitrogen will come in handy.

Scheme of planting seedlings:

• holes are dug along the fence or wall at a distance of 25-40 cm, between the rows (if there are any) a gap of 50 cm;
• install supports;
• holes are made according to the size of the pot, seedlings are buried without deepening;
• water with warm water 30-40*C;
• mulch the soil with straw, dry grass, sawdust.

Planting decorative weaving

Ornamental legumes with early and mid-early ripening periods are planted with seeds in open soil. Growing beans begins with the onset of warm weather.

Landing dates

The sowing time begins with the soil warming up and the onset of stable heat. Cold nights will inhibit plant growth and development. Grains begin to germinate when the ground temperature is more than 10 degrees; if the night temperature drops to 1 degree, the seeds may not germinate at all.

In the central regions, grains are sown in mid-May, in the north - in early June, and in the south of the country, planting is carried out in April, after the 15th. The optimal temperature for beans is 19-24 degrees.

Decorative climbing beans planting and care

For planting you need warm, light, loose soil, preferably without clay. If groundwater is located close to the surface of the earth, then make an elevated bed. Planting directly into the ground does not require replanting fragile seedlings, which may be damaged, broken or not adapt to the external environment when moved.

Seed planting sequence:

• soak the grains for a day in warm water;
• transfer the seeds to a manganese solution for 25 minutes;
• lay the fruits on a towel to dry;
• Make 1.5 cm depressions in the ground at a distance of 30 cm, 40-50 cm between rows, water;
• put 2 grains in one hole;
• cover with a layer of earth, water;
• mulch the ground with straw, sawdust, and dry grass.

The soil temperature should be at least 13-14 degrees. A support is installed next to each hole, a fishing line and rope are pulled so that the vine does not spread along the ground, but beautifully entwines the support.

Planting methods

There are different ways to plant climbing beans. It is grown by seedlings or sown directly into the ground.

Growing seedlings

Disposable cups are suitable for growing seedlings. They need to be filled 3/4 with substrate. Seeds are planted 1 month before the intended movement into open ground. The grains need to be deepened by 2 cm, covered with soil and watered with warm water. Keep in a warm place until sprouts appear.

Transplanting seedlings into open ground

The timing of planting seedlings in open soil depends on the climate of the region. It is important to wait until the risk of night frosts has passed. To be safe, you can cover the bushes with film. The holes need to be made a little larger than the cups.

You need to transplant seedlings into the ground on time

Sowing seeds in the ground

Seeds can be planted in open ground when the soil warms up to +10 degrees. The seeds need to be deepened by about 2 cm. Before planting, the soil needs to be thoroughly loosened.

Caring for decorative beans

Caring for beans is not difficult. Seedlings need warm weather, at least 18 degrees. If the nights are cold, then the seedlings are covered with film. An adult plant is not afraid of small temperature changes; it calmly tolerates cold temperatures lower by 5-6 degrees.

How to water beans

The beans are watered with heated, settled water. You can put water in a tank and leave it in the sun to warm up, and in the evening, water the seedlings from a watering can with this water at the root or pour the liquid between the rows. Do not water from a bucket or spray liquid on the foliage.

In hot weather, watering is increased to 2-3 times a week. Frequent watering will cause fungal diseases. During rainy times, no moisture is required. It is better to water the plants as the soil dries out.

Top dressing

After planting, when 3 leaves have appeared, add superphosphate - 20 g per 1 square meter. m. and 1 g of urea. When forming buds, add potassium - 15 g per square area. Liquid fertilizers are poured carefully so that the liquid does not get on the green parts of the plant. You can sprinkle dry fertilizers around the bushes; they will be absorbed into the ground after watering.

Before fertilizing, the bushes are watered, and fertilizing is done simultaneously with watering. All drugs are diluted according to the instructions. Nitrogen fertilizers will be needed if beans are grown not for flowers and grains, but for green, lush foliage. Do not forget about weeding; they weed between the rows 2 times a month.