Best time to plant yardlong bean in Coffs Harbour
Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis
Also called snake bean, asparagus bean, Chinese long bean, long bean
Sow yardlong bean in Coffs Harbour in Sep to Mar.
A vigorous climbing form of cowpea, this bean is grown for very long, slim green pods of 35 to 75 cm, used much like green beans. The name oversells them, as they rarely reach a full yard. It suits warm climates and is widely grown across South and Southeast Asia.
When to sow in Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour, NSW is in the subtropical zone. The zone also plants in Apr, Aug, but Coffs Harbour's frost dates make those months risky for a frost-tender crop.
Not yet checked against a local guide.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Coffs Harbour
Frost usually arrives in Coffs Harbour around mid July and finishes by early August. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as late May or as late as late August, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly in the bed
- Sowing depth
- 15mm
- Plant spacing
- 45cm
- Row spacing
- 60cm
- Height
- 270cm
- Germination
- 10-21 days at 20-30°C
- Time to harvest
- 70 days
- Frost
- Frost tender
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- annual
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.