Green beans, cultivation

The homeland of green beans is America. Green beans have good taste and are very healthy. Green beans contain proteins that are easily digestible, as well as salts of iron, phosphorus, calcium, provitamin A, vitamins B1, C, B2.

The best soil for growing beans is sandy loam or loam (light to medium). The bean loves the soil moist, but at a high level of groundwater, the culture does not grow well. The site should be chosen in a low area, it should be protected from the wind. Green beans like warm and sunny places. The culture needs sufficient watering, then it bears fruit well.

The beans are planted in early June, when the frost passes and the weather becomes warm. Soak the seeds before sowing. They are sown in holes to a depth of five centimeters. You can put at least two seeds in the hole. Bean shoots appear after two or three weeks. Only one sprout should be left in the hole. With a plant height of about 10 centimeters, they need to be earthed.

Bean care consists in weeding, loosening row spacings, and sufficient watering of the soil. Periodically, plants need to be fed with phosphorus and potassium fertilizers. For climbing varieties of beans, supports are prepared, to which the plants are tied. After reaching two meters, the top of the beans must be pinched to obtain a good harvest.

Beans bear fruit in 1.5 or 2 months after germination, depending on the variety. The beans are harvested many times. Harvesting beans is carried out when the shutters are still juicy, and the fruits are unripe.