Beans are the oldest vegetable crop on our planet; people have been eating it for more than 7 thousand years. A native culture from Central and South America. A large number of varieties of beans are now known, the most useful being asparagus beans.
Benefit
A useful dietary product with a rich composition of vitamins and microelements. In terms of nutritional value, asparagus beans are close to meat, so it can be a budget replacement. Manufacturers most often offer customers canned or frozen beans. Fresh beans, and even plucked from their beds, are much healthier. Moreover, growing beans is a simple process and does not require much effort from you.
Description
Among the varieties that are successfully mastered by gardeners, the asparagus bean Butter King is especially popular. The variety belongs to early ripening, it takes about 50 days from the emergence of seedlings to the start of fruiting. The oil king is a bush variety of asparagus beans, a compact plant, no more than 40 cm high. The plant is resistant to diseases, endures the lack of regular watering.
But with the observance of simple agricultural practices, it gives a consistently high yield in the form of beans of a light yellow color, which grow up to 25 cm long. They do not contain a parchment layer and fibers. Even if you do not harvest at the stage of milky ripeness, the quality will not suffer at all. The pods remain as tender, stiffness and fibrousness do not appear. The taste of the Butter King variety is very pleasant, similar to the taste of young asparagus shoots. Fruits do not require long-term heat treatment, they can be preserved and frozen.
Cultivation
Variety Oil King is grown in open ground. Sowing of seeds is carried out in prepared soil in late May – early June, as the plant is thermophilic. The soil temperature should be at least +15 degrees, and the threat of cold snaps and frosts should also pass.
For the northern regions, a seedling method of growing the Oil King variety is suitable. In mid-May, plant seeds for seedlings in separate containers, peat pots are best. After a week, shoots will appear, and after 10 days, seedlings can be planted in open ground. Focus on the weather conditions of your climate zone. If the weather is cold, then it is better to wait a little with planting young plants in the ground.
Bush asparagus grows best on light soils, with a large number of pores through which air and water necessary for the plant pass to the roots. The oil king does not tolerate stagnant water in the soil. Therefore, clay soils are not suitable for growing green beans.
The soil needs to be dug up and potash-phosphorus fertilizers and fresh manure applied. By spring, organic matter and microelements will turn into an easily accessible form dissolved in the soil layer. Young plants cannot accept undecomposed organic matter, and a high concentration of trace elements is harmful to sprouts and seedlings.
Variety Oil King – unpretentious care. He will need watering, fertilizing and removing weeds. Don’t neglect feeds. The most simple and not requiring financial costs: top dressing with herbal infusion and slurry. For herbal infusion, use nettle, dandelion, wood lice, bluegrass. Do not use horse sorrel, wheatgrass, buttercup. They contain nutrients, but they contain substances that inhibit the growth of cultivated plants. Keep in mind that too frequent watering with herbal infusion leads to alkalization of the soil. Watering slurry can be done an unlimited number of times.
Harvesting is the most enjoyable process for all gardeners. Pluck the fruits of the Butter King variety as they ripen. The more often you collect, the more pods will be tied. For growing beans, see the video:
Conclusion
Asparagus beans are not a crop that will require your constant attention. Compliance with simple agricultural practices, and your family will be provided with the most delicious and healthy product not only in the summer, but also in the cold winter months. The oil king does not change its taste either in the process of freezing or in preservation.