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'Winged Bean' Beans |
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Pole
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Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, also known as asparagus pea, winged pea, asparagus bean. Spreading, low-growing or climbing tropical plant with bright red blossoms. Harvest winged pods while still immature (1 to 4 inches) before they become tough and stringy. Use like snap beans. Flowers, leaves and tubers are also edible.
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65-75
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Overall: (3.0 Stars)
Taste: (3.0 Stars)
Yield: (2.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (2.0 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 1
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 11/16/2006 by
Zeedman
- An experienced gardener
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Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Pole habit. This is a vegetable with many uses, but it is not suited to the North; some varieties are daylength-sensitive, and even the day-neutral cultivars require a long season. I grew a day-neutral cultivar from ECHO as a transplant, and was just able to harvest a few pods before frost - dry seed is out of the question for my area. The pods are interesting; but to me were too sweet, with an almost saccharine-like flavor. The flowers are attractice (mine were periwinkle). To me, the yield is too low for the space they occupy. |
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