How and when is the best time to plant climbing beans?

Suitable planting time for climbing beans

Generally, climbing beans can be sown at the end of February each year. If they are grown in a greenhouse, the time can be earlier, because the temperature and weather begin to warm up at this time, and all conditions are suitable for the germination and growth of climbing beans.

Climbing beans planting methods and key points

1. Land preparation and selection: Climbing beans are highly adaptable to soil and can be planted in loam and sandy soil, but you need to be careful to choose a piece of soil that is loose, fertile, and has strong water-retention and drainage properties.

2. Planting method: Choose good quality climbing bean seeds, soak them in clean water for one day in advance, dig holes in the soil with sufficient base fertilizer at a distance of 1.4 meters, put 4-6 seeds in each hole at a distance of 30-45 cm, cover with a layer of soil, water thoroughly, and cover with a layer of plastic film.

Points to note in daily management of Climbing Beans

1. Watering: Because climbing beans do not require much water, and they like dryness and fear wetness, so the soil needs to be watered. Just keep the soil moist. It is recommended to follow the method of watering when the soil is dry and wet, and pay attention to the drainage of the field in the rainy season, and there should be no stagnant water.

2. Fertilization: Fertilization of climbing beans can be combined with watering. It is recommended to apply less fertilizer before flowering and more fertilizer after flowering. Heavy fertilization is needed during the pod-setting period. Appropriate topdressing should be done in the early growth period. You can choose decomposed organic fertilizer mainly composed of nitrogen fertilizer. Decomposed organic fertilizer can be sprayed from the flowering period to the pod-setting period.

3. Diseases: When climbing beans are infected with diseases and pests, they need to be controlled in time to avoid the impact of diseases and pests on the growth of the plants. Common pests of climbing beans are aphids and red spiders, which can be sprayed with imidacloprid solution or mite solution. Common diseases are rust and sooty mold, which can be sprayed with methyl thiophanate and carbendazim.