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RE: Beauty and Abundance in one Perennial Plant
Very interesting! I want some!!! I will be checking out some of the other articles you have written. All of it is my cup of tea. :)
Very interesting! I want some!!! I will be checking out some of the other articles you have written. All of it is my cup of tea. :)
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do you suppose this bean would survive in zone 4? we get below zero temps from time to time.
You can probably grow them, but it might have to be as an annual instead of a perennial. Once in a blue moon, we reach zero around here, but it is short lived and the frost barely makes it below the surface before things start warming up. The longer it remains below freezing, the less apt you will be able to grow them as a perennial.
The trick is to make sure you have enough mulch over it to ensure the frost doesn't kill the roots. It is fine if the vines die back, but as long as the roots don't die, it will regrow next spring.
Now I am sure you could grow it as an annual plant. It is a VERY fast grower taking only about 50 or so days from the first sprout till ready to harvest. Worst case scenario is you might have to start the seeds inside while waiting on last frost to pass, but that isn't hard to do either.