Common Name :Beans, Red beans, Egyptian kidney bean, Indian bean, French bean
Scientific Name : Phaseolus vulgaris
Beans are a wonderful food that can be used either as a green vegetable or an important protein source.
Bush beans differ from pole beans in the fact that bush beans don’t need any kind of support to stay upright. The kidney bean is a variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). It is named for its visual resemblance in shape and – for the red variety – colour to a human kidney. Red kidney beans should not be confused with other red beans, such as adzuki beans.
Beans Use
Bush beans with round pods are commonly eaten as snap beans.
Bean pods are effective in lowing blood sugar levels.
Dried pods are particularly to be used in conjunction or rotation with other efficacious herbs.
Immature pods are used for a culinary purpose, frozen or canned.
Beans Care
Plant where they will receive a minimum of 5 to 6 hours of full sun per day.
Bush beans grow best in well drained, organic material rich soil.
Plant need full sun to produce best.
Apply any organic fertilizer (Vermicompost, Stear Meal,Neem Cake ).
Plant bush bean seeds about 1 1/2 inches deep and 3 inches apart.
If you are planting more than one row of bush beans, the rows should be 18 to 24 inches apart.
The bush beans to germinate in about one to two weeks.
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