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  • From: Ken Bezilla <kenbez AT hotmail.com>
  • To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Yard Long Beans
  • Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 12:34:54 +0000

We've found that bean beetles -- while they don't prefer them -- will start eating asparagus beans and southern peas if they run out of regular beans to eat...

Ken Bezilla
Acorn Community Farm
central VA



I am very late in responding to this thread, but want to add to

slow to get going, and need heat.

 

The asparagus beans do need a fence or trellis and need some help to start climbing.

 

This is a pest-free bean vine in our experience.  The Mexican bean beetles don’t seem to be attracted to them.

 

Christine Burkholder






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