Common bean
SpeciesPhaseolus vulgaris
Also called string bean, snap bean
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Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its sourcefrom Bean · “L.L.Bean Boots” — L.L.Bean - Outside Together Since 1912Pause VideoPause Video
from Bean · “Seeds generally germinate in soil temperatures between 60 and 80°F, with germination time ranging from 6 to 10 days, depending on the temperature” — Holmes Seed Company – Bean Growing Guide
“Common Bean is typically ready to harvest about 90 days after planting.” — How to Grow Common Bean: Yield 1,190 kg/ha Guide | WiseYield
from Bean · “Seeds generally germinate in soil temperatures between 60 and 80°F” — Holmes Seed Company – Bean Growing Guide
“full sun” — How to Grow Common Bean: Yield 1,190 kg/ha Guide | WiseYield
“weekly, avoid wetting foliage” — How to Grow Common Bean: Yield 1,190 kg/ha Guide | WiseYield
“pH range: 5.5 - 7.5 (optimal: 6.5)” — How to Grow Common Bean: Yield 1,190 kg/ha Guide | WiseYield
“10 cm apart, 50 cm rows” — How to Grow Common Bean: Yield 1,190 kg/ha Guide | WiseYield
“4 cm” — How to Grow Common Bean: Yield 1,190 kg/ha Guide | WiseYield
“Planting Methods direct seeding” — How to Grow Common Bean: Yield 1,190 kg/ha Guide | WiseYield
“Harvest when pods are dry for storage beans” — How to Grow Common Bean: Yield 1,190 kg/ha Guide | WiseYield
“pods are dry for storage beans” — How to Grow Common Bean: Yield 1,190 kg/ha Guide | WiseYield
“Common Pests Mexican bean beetle Aphids Thrips Spider mites” — How to Grow Common Bean: Yield 1,190 kg/ha Guide | WiseYield
“Common Diseases Rust Anthracnose Bacterial blight White mold” — How to Grow Common Bean: Yield 1,190 kg/ha Guide | WiseYield
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6 cultivars
Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Linked record: Wikidata (CC0)
- Wikipedia: Common bean
- Fact sheet: 7 source pages, read and quoted by the OmniGrowers Librarian