Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Ralph" <rsole@kc.rr.com>]

tom
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Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Dry Bean Yield


> For dry beans, to start with basically acceptable soil, you should get at
> least 2/3 ounce of dry beans per square foot.  Under optimal soil and
> growing conditions, you could get as much as 4 ounces of beans per square
> foot.
>
> For green snap/shelly beans, under basic conditions you can get about 1/3
> pound per square foot.  Under optimal soil and growing conditions, you can
> get a little over 1 pound per square foot.
>
> Sharon
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