Summary: A delicious addition to soups, stews and ketchup, but perhaps most enjoyed rolled in flour and corn meal and fried. This easy to grow vegetable thrives on warm weather.
When and where to plant: Select sunny location and sow seeds after last frost and the ground warms. For earlier crop start indoors. Cultivate soil and enrich with vegetable food. Firm soil over seed.
Care: Keep soil moist, clean and feed every 4 weeks.
Harvesting: Pick pods when tender and young (1-3in). Remove over-ripe pods to maintain plant vigor.
Health Note: Contains calcium, iron, vitamins A, B1, B2, niacin and C.
Planting
Depth |
Seed
Spacing |
Spacing
Between Rows |
Days To
Germination |
Space After
Thinning |
Days To
Maturity |
| ½ in / 13 mm |
1 in / 3 cm |
36 in / 91 cm |
14-21 |
12-18 in / 30-46 cm |
55-65 |