Bean, Climbing – Purple King – Select Organic

Bean, Climbing – Purple King is a certified organic climbing bean producing straight, flat, bright purple pods to around 17 cm. The pods turn green when cooked, earning the variety its familiar “Magic Bean” reputation. Eden Seeds describes it as prolific and able to harvest over many weeks.

Certified Organic: Select Organic, ACO 10457.

Why grow it

• Certified organic seed
• Bright purple pods
• Prolific production
• Long harvest period
• Pods change from purple to green when cooked

Growing notes

Provide a trellis or climbing support and grow in free-draining soil. Climbing beans use vertical space well and can provide a long harvest when picked regularly.

• Plant spacing: 10–20 cm
• Row spacing: 100 cm
• Sowing depth: 2–3 cm
• Best soil temperature: 16–30°C
• Sow after frost: Yes
• Average maturity: around 65–80 days

Planting times in Australia

• Tropics: all year
• Subtropics: August–April
• Mild climates: September–January
• Cold / frost climates: October–December

Harvest

Pick pods regularly while they are young and tender. Frequent harvesting helps encourage continued flowering and pod production.

Wall of Seeds pricing

• $5.25 each
• Mix & match any 4+ Eden Seeds / Select Organic packets for $4.95 each
• Mix & match any 10+ packets for $4.50 each

Source: Eden Seeds variety and growing information for Bean, Climbing – Purple King.