Snake Beans
I’ve been growing snake beans over the summer this year. Brisbane is sub-tropical and has hot and sticky summers, so I’ve been trying out some more tropical vegies that won’t wilt at the first touch of Queensland summer sun.
The snake beans are pretty prolific, and live up to their name – I harvested one that was nearly 30cm in length. They seem to survive dry hot weather, but don’t bear much unless they get a decent soak. The beans themselves are a little paler than standard green beans, but taste similar.
February 5th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
not stringy?
February 21st, 2009 at 7:26 am
What kind of support would you suggest for snake beans? I’ve seen them in asian food stores and would love to try and grow them.
December 13th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
Even though I live in Florida in the USA,,I would like to know the LATIN name of your “snake beans” please? I feel sure that they would grow well here too.THANK YOU.