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PHASEOLUS vulgaris 'Derby'
Derby Green Bean, Green Bean
A 1990 All-American Selection winner, ‘Derby’, produces rich, tender, long green pods on bushy plants. Its stringless beans are ready for harvest 53 to 57 days from sowing and are good for canning, freezing or fresh eating. Like many modern bean cultivars, ‘Derby’ is self-fertile.
After the danger of frost has passed, plant bush beans in full sun and fertile, evenly moist, well-drained garden loam. Seeds should be sown directly in the soil at a depth of about three times their width. Bush types should be spaced about a finger’s length apart, in rows wide enough to allow easy access to the plants. Over watering seeds prior to germination may cause them to rot, so be sure to keep them moderately moist, never wet. To ensure a longer harvest, successive plantings may be made two to three weeks apart, continuing through midsummer. Tossing the seeds in a commercially available Rhizobium inoculant may be beneficial, but is not essential for success. Harvest beans every few days to keep plants producing and to pick the pods at their most tender.
Originating from regions of Central and South America, common beans have been cultivated for many centuries. These frost-tender vegetables are grown as summer crops in cooler temperate climates; whereas in warm, tropical zones they are planted as fall and winter crops.
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Vegetable
Full Sun
12"-24" / 30.5cm - 61.0cm
10"-18" / 25.4cm - 45.7cm
Indeterminate
Hybrid Origin, Central America, South America
Neutral, Alkaline
Well Drained
Loam, Sand
Fast
Average Water
Vining/Climbing
Spring, Summer, Fall
Showy
White, Pink, Lavender
Green
Green, Dark Green
Yes
No
Single
Coarse
Matte
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
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