Bush Bean – Growers’ Guide

Yard Long Bean

Season
Yard long bean is vegetable Tropical zone. Best rainy temperature (20-35 C).

Soil
Loam, sand loam, good irrigation pH 5.5-6.0. To plough the soil with dry sun 7-10 days To plough the soil deep 20-25 cm. Additional manure rate 0.5-1.0 ton/rai fertilizer 15-15-15 rate 30 Kg./Rai soil to cover up plot wide 100 cm. high 30 cm. / plot Use straw or plastic to cover up step end.

Agriculture
Plant by seed 3-4 seeds/ hole, space 70-80 cm. 2 row / plot open water in to plot.

Fertilizer
1. With plough formula 15-15-15 rate 30 Kg./rai
2. After planted 10-12 days formula 21-0-0 rate 15-20 Kg./rai
3. After planted 25-30 days formula 15-15-15 rate 25-30 Kg./rai
4. After planted 45-50 days formula 15-15-15 rate 25-30 Kg./rai
5. After 4 time always 10-15 days formula 15-15-15 rate 10-15 Kg./rai.

Disease Important
Antracnose, Rust, Wilt, Leaf spot, Halo blight, Yellow mosaic
Insect Important: Worm

Maturity
38-50 days, season is facto, rainy can lead to early harvest.