60 Seeds organic Asian Hyacinth Bean Seeds; Dolichos Lablab Bataw; edible ornamental landscape 有機扁豆

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60 Seeds organic Asian Hyacinth Lablab Bataw Bean Seeds; edible ornamental landscape 有機扁豆; heirloom, non-GMO Great natural fence or decors for your arbor, trellis, teepee..etc My family grew this particular heirloom hyacinth beans since late 1970’s in Zion Illinois. Previous owner had chain link fence installed on the front yard for the dogs. My dad took advantage of the 100-ft meshed wire structure and planted hyacinth beans each spring. Our local Zion newspaper even wrote an article showcasing this ornamental landscape, decades later now known as edible landscape. You will receive 15 seeds I collected from my hobby farm during autumn 2021. Organically grown, powered by poultry manure, burnt ashes, rotten leaves and composted wood chips. Limited supplies! Some growing & harvest tips: – direct sowing after the last frost, space seeds at least 8″ apart, cover with 1″ fine soil, seeds should germinate within two weeks when temp is 60F+. You can also start seeds indoor couple weeks before last frost. – provide climbing structures as the vines can traverse 10-15 feet easily. Full sun is preferred for maximum harvest results, partial shade is fine so long afternoon sun exposure is possible. – flowering begins by mid summer, edible pods can be harvested by late summer until first hard frost, each cluster usually has 8-12 pods on it. Harvesting one pound of pods per vine is very doable if you are in zone 5 or warmer climate. One of the most vigorous prolific vines during the 2021 growing season produced over 300 pods, could be a lot more with longer growing season like southern states zone 8-9. – wait until you can see the beans fully developed before harvesting the pods (see the listing picture for illustration) – you should fully cook the bean pods before consumption. My favorite recipe is simmering (slow cook 悶燒) the beans for 10-15 minutes and pour riblet sauce on top before serving. – many recipes available online by google 扁豆做法 – do experiment with 3-sister companion gardening method, such as corn, hyacinth bean and sweet potato trio? Here in 5B, waxy corn ears are harvested by mid August then stalks turned brown. Hyacinth bean vines really show vigorous growth by mid August. Asian sweet potato vines roaming the ground and we harvest the leaves for stir fry on weekly basis until hard frost. P.S. this heirloom hyacinth bean variety is extremely hardy; can reseed itself each spring after harsh winter here in Chicago SW ‘burb.