How To Grow French Beans In Uganda

What Is French Beans?

Green beans are young, unripe fruits of various cultivars of the common bean, although immature or young pods of the runner bean, yardlong bean, and hyacinth bean are used in a similar way. Green beans are known by many common names, including French beans, string beans, and snap beans or simply snaps.

How To Grow French Beans In Uganda?

Sow seeds 1 to 2 cm deep in rows. However spacing between plants will vary basing on the variety. For pole green beans set the holes near the stakes 1.5 ft to 2 ft apart and for the bush beans use 1.5 to 2.5 ft apart to enable the bushes to be spread. Cover gently with a mixture of compost and soil.

How Long Does It Take For French Bean To Grow In Uganda?

French bean plant will start flowering from the second month. You can start harvesting fresh French bean pods after 45 to 50 days of seed sowing. The harvesting season can continue for next three months. Check out the seeds: French beans.

How Do You Prepare Land For Planting French Beans In Uganda?

French beans are sown directly into the seed bed. The land should be ploughed and harrowed properly just before planting. With irrigation, French beans can be grown all-year round but the main export season is from October to May. Spacing should be single rows of 30x15cm (a seed per hole) or double rows of 60x30cm.

What Fertiliser Do You Use For French Beans In Uganda?

As far as feeding goes add a handful of fish, blood and bone fertiliser in mid-June. If you want to apply any liquid fertiliser then tomato feed every fortnight is best, this will help the plants to crop well but is not essential.

How Long Do French Beans Take To Grow In Uganda?

NABE runs from NABE 1-NABE 23. Latest NABE varieties take 60-70 days to mature, while the earlier varieties take 80-90 days. Note that all varieties come in different colours and shapes.

Do French Beans Need A Lot Of Water In Uganda?

Beans are thirsty plants and crop best when watered regularly, especially once they start to flower and form pods. Regular and generous watering is particularly important for plants growing in containers, which dry out quickly.

What Month Do You Plant French Beans In Uganda?

As a tender crop, French beans need to be sown indoors from April, then planted outside after the last frost, usually in late May or early June. For a supply of beans through to autumn, keep sowing every three weeks until early summer.

How Do You Take Care Of French Beans In Uganda?

French beans are tender and susceptible to cold and frost damage. Cover them with horticultural fleece in cold weather and until temperatures warm up. Ensure the soil is kept constantly moist especially when the flowers are setting and even mulch the soil in June and July to conserve soil moisture.

How Deep Are The Roots Of French Beans In Uganda?

While the green bean root depth can reach up to 43 inches into the soil, the width of the root ball ranges from 20 to 30 inches wide.

Do French Beans Like Manure In Uganda?

Choose a sunny spot and prepare the ground by adding plenty of well-rotted garden compost or farmyard manure if you can get some. A sprinkling of Growmore or chicken manure is ideal too, French beans like a rich soil.

How Much Water Does French Bean Plant Need Everyday In Uganda?

Creating the bean pod takes photosynthesis energy along with a generous water supply; plants use approximately 1/2 inch of water each day during the blossom and pod growth period. As a result, the plants should be watered daily to replace the water uptaken by the root system during the development period.

Is French Beans Farming Profitable In Uganda?

French beans are high-yielding and can be very profitable depending on the area of cultivation (hillside or lowland) and soil type (clay, sandy clay loam, red soils).