WHOOOHOOO!! My bush beans came up!!!!

[Lorelai]

We're going to give red kidney, black, and pinto beans a shot this year. Anyone have any advice on growing these sucessfully in a wetter, cooler climate? I'll admit to not knowing too much about them (well, except eating them!)

Any ideas on roughly how many pounds per plant(s) can be produced? We'd like to dry some for use next winter in soup and chili.

 

[digitS']

Well, let's see if I have any math skills this morning . . . always seriously questionable .

If you planted the way Texas A&M suggests (24" between rows/3 plants/row foot) you've got your 3 plants/square foot. (Purdue also recommends that for snapbeans.)

43560 square feet = 1 acre

130,680 plants/acre

Yield, say, 2,000 pounds/acre.

.015 pounds/plant, or 100 plants yields 1.5 pounds pinto beans

Steve

 

[thistlebloom]

Gee, if 100 plants only give you 1.5 pounds, I guess I won't be growing the 75 pounds or so of dried beans that we use annually. :/

 

[skeeter9]

Oh my gosh! That's a lot of plants for 1.5 pounds of beans! How can growers possibly make any money on them?