BEAN-WINGED-CLIMBER
BEAN-WINGED-CLIMBER
A$3.50
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Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
BEAN-WINGED-CLIMBER is a strong climber with mauve-blue flowers & four-angled pods with wavy margins. The pods, leaves, flowers & tubers are all edible. The seeds contain 34% protein & 17% oil; If you are growing for pods, leaves or flowers grow it on a trellis. The young leaves (top 3 sets of leaflets on a shoot) are cooked & eaten. The flowers taste like sweetish mushrooms. It is among the world’s most effective nitrogen-fixers. A daylight length of 11-13 hours during hot weather is needed to flower. Very frost sensitive. Growing to 3-4m but wait for warm weather before sowing; it will grow in a wide range of soils but requires moisture to do well; it tolerates acidity.
| Germination Time (Days) | 7 – 15 |
| Maturity Time (Days) | 70 – 85 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 20 – 30 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 10 – 25 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 60 – 100 |
| pH | 6 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Frost Tender |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
180 - 240 cm (6 - 8 feet, climber)
Season of Interest
Summer to early Autumn
Temperature Range
18 - 30 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Perennial in tropical climates, grown as an annual in temperate zones
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow Direct
Soil
Well-drained, loamy soil
pH
6.0 - 7.5
Soil Temperature
18 - 30 °C (65 - 86 °F)
Seed Preparation
Soak seeds overnight before sowing
Sowing Depth
2.5 cm (1 inch)
Plant Spacing
15 - 20 cm (6 - 8 inches)
Row spacing
60 cm (24 inches)
Watering
Regular watering; keep the soil moist but not waterlogged
Germination Time (Days)
10 - 14 days
Harvest Time (Days)
70 - 80 days
Good Companion Plants
Corn,Radishes,Carrots
Bad Companion Plants
Garlic,Onions,Fennel
Pests
Aphids,Leafhoppers,Cutworms
Diseases
Root Rot,Powdery Mildew,Anthracnose
More About Us
ABSeeds is an Australian owned business trading under the umbrella of Direct Compost Solutions which is owned and managed by Victoria Brun.
We as a company endeavor to provide to the public, Organic, Old Fashioned, Heritage, and Open-pollinated seeds that have not been genetically modified.
We purchased the business in November 2018 and renamed it to ABSeeds (All ‘Bout Seeds) to make the title shorter and represent what we hope to achieve with this business in the years ahead.
Seeds that we can’t grow ourselves we will acquire from people who grow for us, or we may purchase seeds from reputable heritage seed companies.
