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Must Know Beans Growing Tips

General Production: ·          Dry beans does well in warm seasons of the year. Optimum temperatures for growing are 15ºC to 27ºC. ·          Popular varieties are: Carioca, A197, Solwezi Rose, Kabulangeti , Pan 148, Pan 159, Primeira and Bounty. ·          Maturity period differs between different varieties but in the range of 85 to 120 days. ·          A well-managed beans crop should yield 500 to 750kg per Lima. ·          Beans should be harvested when leaves turn yellow. This is best done in the morning as beans tends to shatter. Land Preparation/Soil Type: ·        Loamy to loamy clayish soils with a pH range from 5.5 to 6 is ideal. ·        Effective rooting depth is 60cm. ·        Plough and harrow to a 60cm fine tilth seedbed. Planting and Transplanting: ·        Sow directly 3cm deep at seed rates of 12.5kg seed per Lima. The best time to plant dry beans is first week of January when effective rainfall starts. ·        Space the plants at 10cm between

Kabulangeti Beans Production

Kabulangeti beans is an indeterminate (semi-climber). The seed size is medium with a maturity period of 75 to 80 days. Seed rate is 60kg/ha with a spacing of 60 × 10cm. Kabulangeti beans can be grown in all the three Agro-ecological zones that is region 1, 2 & 3. The yield potential is 1, 500 to 2, 000kg/ha. Fertilizer : In rich soils, or soils where you applied  farm yard manure , you can use an all-purpose light fertilizer like NPK 5:5:5, NPK 10:10:10, NPK 12:12:12. In infertile soils, you can use NPK 15:15:15, NPK 17:17:17 or NPK 19:19:19. Such fertilizers with an equal NPK are intended to meet most plants general nutrients requirements throughout their growing season. Alternatively, you can use WVC, DAP. If your soils are very rich or if you have had a well fertilized crop the year before, you can do without fertilizer, just inoculate your beans as the crop will use the left over nutrients. But the best basal fertilizer for all legumes like  beans ,  groundnuts ,  soya bean