Extraordinary Legumes

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

What legumes do you know? Many people grow beans or peas in their garden. You can find lentils on the shelves of shops. But there are other interesting and nutritious crops of this family, the cultivation of which can be planned in the new season on your personal plot

China - you can eat both beans and root

Translated from Latin, the name of the rank means "very attractive". And during the flowering period, this plant fully justifies such a description. The rank, which is often confused with peas, has very bright flower petals - yellow, purple, crimson. These plants can serve as an exquisite decoration for a garden, decorate a hedge, and weave along a netting. And also - to give a harvest of a tasty and nutritious product. Young seeds of these legumes, like peas, are eaten raw. And the ripe crop is used for making soups, side dishes, fillings.

Among the advantages of this plant are high productivity and drought resistance. Another plus of the ranks is that plantings with it are almost not affected by the weevil. Under the rank, you can set aside individual beds or use the plant as a compactor for potatoes, corn, beets or cucumbers.

They start sowing in early spring, along with peas. They are made wide-row with row spacing of approximately 30 cm. The seeding depth is up to 9 cm.

The rank has a short growing season. During this time, you need to have time to carry out a couple of loosening of the soil and the same amount of watering. It is imperative to weed the weeds. The green beans are harvested as they ripen. If they want to stock up on grain, they remove the rank when it turns yellow.

In addition, there is a tuberous variety of rank. It also blooms beautifully. In addition, its purple-red flowers have a pleasant aroma. And the tuber is edible. It forms a starchy "fruit" with a sweet taste.

Chickpeas or chickpeas

An interesting legume crop is chickpea. It is also known as chickpeas, chick peas. Its seeds are slightly larger than the rank. They are also consumed both raw and after heat treatment. It is used to prepare such popular Western dishes as hummus and falafel.

For crops of chickpea are taken in early spring. He is also left with wide aisles - about 50 cm. But the depth of planting seeds is made shallower - 5-7 cm. The agrotechnics of the rank and chickpea are very similar.

Vigna is suitable for a shady corner

If rank and chickpea are often compared to peas, then vigna is a close relative of beans. They are also called asparagus beans. But unlike the latter, it has thin long pods, similar to fleshy stalks. These thin shoulder blades are loaded with a variety of beneficial and nutrient-dense ingredients. They are eaten at the stage of milky and milky-wax ripeness. Used for salads, salted and canned. The green shoulder blades are harvested as they ripen. You can also harvest grain. But for this, the beans must be well ripened. Otherwise, they will not be stored.

Vigna is beneficial because it can be grown in shade where other plants do not thrive. She can take a place in tandem with corn or other tall crops.

Asparagus cowpea is famous for its high yields. In a season, it is enough to plant a dozen bushes to feed the whole family with it.

Sowing is carried out with row spacing of about 65-70 cm. A distance of about 80 cm is maintained between the plants. The depth of seeding is 5 cm. If a separate bed is allocated for cultivation, it is worth taking care of the support. Care consists in watering and loosening. During the growing season, the beds will need to be moistened 3-4 times. You will need to loosen the soil at least twice.