When to plant snake bean in Peterborough
- Sow in the ground: mid Nov to late NovPeterborough area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Peterborough. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A fast climbing bean with very long, thin pods. It loves heat and humidity, so it thrives in the tropics and subtropics and through hot summers in the south. Sow once the soil is properly warm and give it a tall trellis. Pick pods young and often.