Mbombo Pole Bean

Mbombo is a pole bean around 150-180cm high. The pods are around 10-15cm long. Kidney-shaped beans in an amazing emerald-gemstone-green color. Use young pods as haricots verts. Use fully matured and dried beans, for cooking. Drought and heat-tolerant. From Kenya, Africa. Named after the tribal Creator God, Mbombo. Phaseolus vulgaris. 60-75D. 10seeds/pack

From most species of beans, you find both pole-varieties and bush-varieties. Also semi-trailing, medium-high varieties exist. Pole beans are climbing and need support, poles, nets, or other support. Bush beans normally grow to about 40cm high and 40cm wide, but also smaller and larger varieties exist. Bush beans normally don't dees support. 

How to Grow

Beans do not tolerate cold soils. If sown into cold soil, the seeds will rot. The temperature of the soli must be a minimum of 12°C, preferably 16°C. Sow the seeds about 3-5cm deep. Can also be sown in pots for later planting in the garden. Pole beans can be planted at a distance of 10-15cm. Bush beans are planted at a distance of about 40cm between the plants.