Beans Royal grain

Beans are not a very common garden crop for our country. Although many people eat it, only a few think about growing it. The reason for this omission is the lack of information about this beautiful plant of the legume family.

Useful properties of beans

To think about how to start a bed of beans in your garden, information about its beneficial properties, which are not so few, will help:

1. This plant, in terms of protein and amino acid content, is very close to the composition of meat and fish. This fact can be very useful for vegetarians, as well as people leading a healthy lifestyle, in which a variety of plant foods is important.
2. Vitamin content: A, C, B vitamins, carotene. Trace elements: iron, sulfur, zinc, chlorine, sodium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium. Various amino acids, which have already been mentioned, can also be added to beneficial substances.
3. Due to the high fiber content, eating beans cleanses the intestines, contributes to its proper functioning.
4. It has a diuretic effect, so it is used in dietary nutrition for certain diseases of the liver, kidneys, bladder, etc.
5. Eating it in food has a beneficial effect on the nervous system, exerting the effect of antidepressants.
6. According to some scientists, it has antitumor properties.
7. It contributes to weight loss.

All of these useful properties have found their application in cosmetology. Masks with this ingredient nourish, whiten, tighten and cleanse. At the same time, they are suitable for every skin type and do not cause allergies.

Such pleasant and useful properties undoubtedly raise the importance of this cultivated plant as a product of healthy and dietary nutrition.

This is due to the fact that, getting into the intestines, it leads to increased gas formation.

Variety of grain beans “Royal”

Varietal diversity is divided into main types:

1. Asparagus (sugar) – their pods are tender, and the seeds are small, so they are consumed directly in the pods.
2. Universal (semi-sugar) – they are used as pods and beans.
3. Cereals (husking) – eat only ripe seeds, which are larger in size. Pods of these varieties are suitable only for animal feed.

It is to the latter varieties that, as the name implies, royal beans belong.

Late ripening variety (about 72 days). The plant of this variety has very large pods, about 12-14 cm long, as well as the largest beans (there are only 3-4 of them in a pod) of white color. In form, this variety belongs to climbing plants. The length of the whip reaches 3,5 meters.

Useful properties of a plant of this variety are directly proportional to the size of its fruits.

During flowering, the king bean is able to decorate the area on which it is located.

King beans grow very quickly, producing a bountiful and high-quality crop that is consistently harvested as it matures.

King bean does not have resistance to frost, so it is planted at a steady temperature of 12-15 degrees Celsius, in a permanent habitat.

Cultivation

Landing

When planting a powerful plant of this variety, it is imperative to consider the landing site. Perhaps it will be some kind of original support, or king beans will decorate the fence. The soil at the planting site should be light. Clay soils, as well as soils with stagnant water, are not suitable for king beans.

Beans must be soaked until they peck before planting in the ground.

King beans are planted in moist soil to a depth of 5 cm, with a distance between the holes of at least 15 cm.

Young plants of this variety must be protected from possible frosts, providing them with a reliable shelter.

Care

Caring for king beans consists of the usual activities that are valid for any plant:

• Regular weeding and loosening of the soil. The roots must receive oxygen;
• The feeding scheme is normal. During the period of growing green mass – nitrogen fertilizers. Flowering and early fruiting – phosphorus-potassium. Plants of this variety, which grow quickly and bear fruit abundantly, are in great need of additional nutrition;
• Watering depends on weather conditions. The king bean itself is demanding on moisture. Therefore, during the dry period, it needs abundant watering, especially at the stage of crop formation;
• If a plant of this variety is affected by a fungal or other infection, it is necessary to treat the plantings with copper preparations (Bordeaux liquid, oxychom, etc.).

The king bean is green manure, that is, it saturates the soil with nitrogen in the course of its life.

Harvesting and storage of crops

The maturity of grain varieties is determined by a dry and yellow pod that opens easily.

It will be more tender and retain its beneficial properties better. The pods ripen gradually, so they are harvested as soon as they are ready, and not at once.

After harvesting, the king beans are still slightly dried, cleaned, and then put away for storage.

Otherwise, pests will destroy most of the stocks during the winter. To prevent this trouble, there are two ways out: either warm the beans in the oven before storing them, or store them in a hermetically sealed container without air access. Insects that hatch from affected beans will die from lack of oxygen.  

Conclusion

Beans grain varieties “Royal” is not in vain received such a name. Its productivity and useful properties leave no doubt. It takes up little space, grows quickly, gives a record harvest in a short time, and even improves the soil. There are many dishes that include beans, so it is possible to find a way to eat it for every taste.