Light
Full sun.
VegetableCommon
How to grow green beans in a pot
Phaseolus vulgaris
Green beans are among the quickest vegetables to crop in a pot. Bush varieties stand on their own; pole varieties climb a trellis and crop for longer.
At a glance
- Full sun
- Moderate water
- Easy
- Pot15 litres
From seed to harvest
In Verda these six stages pass in real time. It keeps growing while you are away.
- Seed1/6
- Sprout2/6
- Leafing out3/6
- Filling out4/6
- Ripening5/6
- Harvest6/6
Care
For growing it in a pot, on a balcony or a windowsill.
Sowing
Once the soil is warm, sow straight into the pot, 3 cm deep.
Support
Put up a cane or string for pole beans when you sow.
Harvest
Pick when the pods are pencil-thin, before the beans inside swell. The more you pick, the more come.
In the game
In Verda the green bean is a common vegetable of middling taste, often asked for in early orders.
Its traits
Tasty
Fragrant
Healing
Showy
Verda
A cozy village farm: plant seeds, harvest, and fill the villagers' orders.
Green bean and more than 40 other plants are waiting for you.
