Best time to plant yardlong bean in Katanning
Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis
Also called snake bean, asparagus bean, Chinese long bean, long bean
Sow yardlong bean in Katanning in Nov to Feb.
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 Katanning
Katanning, WA is in the temperate zone. The zone also plants in Sep to Oct, but Katanning'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 Katanning
Frost usually arrives in Katanning around early July and finishes by mid October. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as early June or as late as early November, 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.