We tested 7 varieties of beans (coco, azuki, tarbais, broad beans, pinto, black eyed peas, Black Coco) in the experimental garden and 4 in pots during the summer 2016.

 

Coco beans are the quickest, with dry pods in less than 90 days. Azuki have a quick growing in pots Pinto are interesting for their pink color The 4 varieties sown in the school garden suffered a lot because of automatic watering problems The beans sown in the clayey soil had a better resistance to the drought than in the compost soil

 

school garden

 

coco

Lafrançaise Coco Beans (sown on 11 June, harvested on 15 october): Growing, Diary, Harvest

 

azuki

Lafrançaise Azuki Beans (sown on 13 july, harvested on 15 october): Growing, Diary, Harvest

 

broad beans

Lafrançaise Aguadulce Broad  Beans (sown on 13 july, harvested on 15 october): Growing, Diary, Harvest

 

tarbais

Lafrançaise Tarbais Beans (sown on 24 july, harvested on 06 october): Growing, Diary, Harvest

 

pots

 

Black Coco

Black Coco Beans (sown on 13 july, harvested on 15 october): Growing, Diary, Harvest

 

black eyed

Lafrançaise black eyed peas (sown on 13 july, harvested on 15 october): Growing, Diary, Harvest

 

pinto

Lafrançaise Pinto Beans (sown on 13 july, harvested on 15 october): Growing, Diary, Harvest