Grow guide
How to grow Shell Bean Tongue of Fire
Phaseolus vulgaris
- Type
- Bean
- Zones
- USDA zones 3–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 65–80 days
- Spacing
- 4″ apart
- Density
- 9 per sq ft
- Habit
- Bush
- Frost tolerance
- Tender
- Sowing
- Direct sow
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
Care
- Water Weekly
- Harvest As needed
- Thin As needed
Notes
Italian Borlotti type; harvest at 65 days for fresh shell beans or dry to cream-red speckled seeds by 80 days.
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