Red Chinese yard-long beans grown on a Tower Garden. ❤️
We have grown green yard-long beans before but this is our first year growing red ones! We are absolutely stunned by its beauty. 😍
Chinese yard long beans are also known as long podded cowpea, asparagus bean, pea bean, or snake bean. 🌿🌱 This plant is of a different genus from the common bean. They are botanically a type of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) though they resemble pole beans (Phaseolus vulgaris). Young beans develop within sixty days of cultivation, and the long pods grow in pairs from the stem. Known for their extraordinary length, the beans can grow up to thirty inches (76 cm.) in length but for best flavor and texture, they should be harvested when between twelve and eighteen inches (30cm. - 45 cm.)
There are also multiple varieties of Chinese yard long bean including purple, red, green and yellow as well as multicolored green, pink and purple strains. We personally love to put them in a stir-fry, it’s absolutely delicious 😋 💚
For more information, please read our blog post: Growing Beans on a Tower Garden
