Summer Vegetables: How to Plant a Magic Bean

When you type bean in Google search box, you’ll get 285,000,000 results. The entire first page of results refers to Mr. Bean. This British sitcom was created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, with Atkinson starring in the title role.

The series has been sold in 245 territories worldwide and features some outstanding gags for laughs. I find it interesting that words like bean in this case can have so many different uses and meanings. In the next few lines I’ll tell you how to turn your garden bean into a magic vegetable.

Summer Vegetables: How to Plant a Magic Bean

Magic Beans

But before I do so, I’d like you to meet some amazing characteristics of beans. Ready? Beans are one of the longest-cultivated plants. They come in various varieties like broad beans, climbing beans and dwarf beans. Believe it or not, the most interesting variety to children and those who sometimes feel like ones is a magic bean.

Magic beans come from a famous fairy tale named Jack and the Beanstalk. I guess you know the story. Jack sows the beans and climbs up the beanstalk, into the sky, where he finds a castle ran be an evil giant. Can bean really contain some spells and magic? Well, you can get a magic bean can with a love note from the Internet. What about the bean itself?

Beans Worldwide

Beans are known to possess significant amounts of fiber and soluble fiber, which are highly beneficial for health because they help lower blood cholesterol. Beans are also rich in protein, folic acid, carbohydrates and iron. Most bean varieties are commonly eaten fresh or dried.

The world’s top 5 dry bean producers are Myanmar, India, Brazil, China and Mexico. You’ve all tried those super tasty, delicious Mexican burritos and tacos. They wouldn’t be what they are if they were made without beans.

Beans thrive in medium heavy, fertile soils and love warm, bright locations, protected from winds. I advise you to plant them in non acidic clay loam. Now, I don’t know about you, but beans are one of my favorite veggies, for I can eat them fresh, cook them or use them for making soups. They are excellent to mix with zucchini, hot peppers and okra.

Which bean varieties do you like to grow and consume?