Plant Description
Can be a bush or a runner in which case must be planted with a trellising to keep beans off the ground.Uses
Can be consumed cooked or the young beans can be used raw in salads. They are processed and tinned as well.Soil Requirements and Preparation
When starting to prepare soil first take a representative soil sample to be analysed by a reputable lab. Speak to your local extension officer for advice on this. Green beans do best in sandy loam to loam soils that are well drained.
Can be grown in heavier clay soils but this is not ideal. Green beans can grow in soils with pH as acidic as 5.6 but optimum productions are achieved in soils with pH of 6.0 to 6.5. Green Beans do not grow well in alkaline soils at all.