North QLD, NT, SA and country VIC customers please use express post for live plant orders.
North QLD, NT, SA and country VIC customers please use express post for live plant orders.
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(Phaseolus vulgaris) - Certified Organic Seed - Grown at Greenpatch Organic Seeds
A rare Australian heirloom with excellent stringless pods to 15cm and great flavour. Prestons has a long harvesting period.
How to Grow
Bush Beans don't require a structure to climb on making them a little easier to manage plus faster to produce beans compared to their climbing counterparts. They like soil rich in organic matter but they are a legume so ensure nitrogen are not to high. Sow your beans direct in the garden and ensure you do not over water them during the germination stage as this may cause rotting. Once germinated provide a good mulch later around the plant. Harvest beans when they are young and tender between 8-12cm long. Plant beans every 4 weeks for continuous supply.
Pests included Cutworm, Crows & White Fly. Use exclusion netting, and good soil health practices to minimise pest impact.
Sow spring & summer direct into garden.
Packet contains approx 25 seeds.
Frost Tender
70 days to harvest
Uses
Eat beans whole either fresh or cooked. All beans are best eaten when young and string less, this is typically between 8-12cm in length.