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wax bean Wax Bean Phaseolus vulgaris

How to sow wax bean: Direct seed outdoors, thin to 30cm when seedlings are 4cm tall

Sun requirement for wax bean: Plant in Full Sun

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Wax beans are a type of snap bean with vibrant yellow, patterned, or dark purple skin and a slightly waxier texture. They can be eaten whole with pod and seeds and have a mild and fresh taste. Wax beans come in pole and bush varieties. Like other legumes, wax beans benefit from an inoculant.

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Predictions

Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

Height

40cm

Spread

40cm

Row Spacing

7cm

Companions

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wax bean is a variety of bean

Scientific names

Phaseolus vulgaris

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