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Getting your green beans off to a good start Green bean farming in South Africa has changed considerably over the past twenty years or so. Not long ago, beans were planted and weeded by hand.
13/08/2019
Green beans: the basics Green and dry beans are the same species, Phaseolus vulgaris. The scarlet runner (P.coccineus) which is still popular in many countries as a home garden variety
12/08/2019
Other important fungal leaf diseases in green beans The most well-known fungal disease in beans is rust (Uromyces phaseoli). But it has become less of a problem due mainly to the emergence of resistant bean
23/08/2019
What to do after planting your green beans Although beans are generally a quick and easy crop to grow, problems can occur before the plant emerges.
15/08/2019
Some important green bean pests Of the pests that damage beans, perhaps the best known is the bollworm.
26/08/2019
Preparation and planting of green beans Beans are a quick, easy crop – provided all the precautions are taken.
14/08/2019
Controlling weeds in green beans Given the high cost of labour, using chemicals is the only realistic option for weed control in most crops.
21/08/2019
Avoid bacterial diseases in green beans Bacterial diseases are a menace to all crops, because unlike the case with fungal diseases, we have few means of controlling them.
22/08/2019
Bean management as it affects harvesting Harvesting is one of the big expenses in bean production and consequently needs to be done efficiently.
16/08/2019
An Giang’s infertile paddies grow other crops Farmers in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang switched to growing other crops on 20,000ha of paddy fields during the 2017-18 winter-spring crop
14/06/2018