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🫘 Yardlong Bean

Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis
vegetables annual vine Fabaceae
Yardlong Bean plant photo
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
moderate
🗺️ Zones
7-11
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
well-drained
🚿 Drainage
well-drained
📏 Spacing
6-12 in
📐 Height
6-10ft climbing
⏱️ Maturity
60-80 days
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (4)

🤝 Corn
Good companion.
🤝 Cucumber
Good companion.
🤝 Different
Different pest families on same trellis.
🤝 Living
Living trellis. Traditional Three Sisters variant.

⚠️ Keep Apart (2)

⚠️ Alliums may inhibit legume growth.
Incompatible.
⚠️ Onion
Incompatible.

📝 Growing Notes

Needs trellis. Harvest at 12-18 inches for tenderness. More heat-tolerant than pole beans.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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