A couple of years ago, I did not know what a signal is. Therefore, for me, vigna asparagus was a real discovery after visiting my uncle’s garden. I visited him. Knowing that I was interested in everything related to the garden, he began to tell me about a novelty on his site - vigne. She hit his whole family with such an abundant harvest that it eclipsed all the other beans that he had grown before.
Signa, what is this plant
Vigna is a separate type of asparagus bean with a large number of varieties. It has very powerful shoots reaching 4-5 m in length, and incredibly long pods.
When the uncle planted this plant for the first time, not only he, but all the neighbors were amazed at outlandish shoulder blades: some of them reached a length of 1 m. He planted only a few beans. So, from each bush I collected at least 3 kg of fruits, so the harvest was more than enough not only for his family, but for his many relatives, including me.
Gentle shoulder blades are sweeter and tastier than ordinary asparagus beans. They completely lack coarse fibers and an inner parchment layer. A juicy pulp inside the pod filled the entire space between the beans. It is only necessary not to let the pods become rougher.
Often, those who have only been growing the cowpea for the first year, not knowing when to start picking pods, tear already overripe shovels. Hence a lot of disappointed reviews from beginners to grow wignu.
This summer I tried to grow Chinese cowpea. Planted seeds for seedlings in late May in peat pots, then in early June, planted 3 pieces in a greenhouse. I must admit right away that the cue was growing poorly for me, for too long it was "swinging", "thinking", in general, it was slowing down. 🙂 But by the end of summer I got to the roof of the greenhouse and even formed pods, as in the picture! In general, the harvest was small and not very tasty ...
n-a-tka
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Last year I tried to plant a cowpea. Planted along the fence, like ordinary curly beans, around the end of the 1st decade of May. The seeds were small, black. The blades were 30-40 cm, coarse quickly. Even the seeds have ripened. Honestly, asparagus beans are much tastier. Or maybe I just don’t know how to cook it?
ANTONOVA
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I planted a long sign for a long time, in OG, it was later, but it grew normally, with large pods. I didn’t like the taste at all. Now there are a lot of varieties of ordinary string beans and they are much tastier than this one, but this one turns out to be wide, long, “shaggy” on it more than on ordinary beans and tastes coarser. In general, I did not like it.
Varvara Plyushkina
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The good news is that this dietary product contains a large number of nutrients. The pods of this culture are usually eaten whole in the stage of milk ripeness, but if you wish, you can leave them on the bush for longer, wait until fully ripened and collect the beans. After thorough drying, they are used in cooking, like ordinary beans, or used for sowing.
By the way, Wigna beans cook much faster than beans of other related crops.
I also wanted to plant a sign. I love beans, and having such an unusual in your garden is doubly interesting. Caring for this plant is not difficult. She is unpretentious. After the appearance of the pods in two or three days, my uncle was filming here on such a bunch.
But you can wait until the pods-scapula grow more authentic. These are usually ripped off for freezing. This is more convenient, all the same, to freeze it, you need to cut it into pieces of 8-10 cm.
There are a lot of varieties of cowpea now. In addition, new varieties are increasingly appearing in stores, which makes it possible to experiment in each season.
Of all the varieties that he planted, Liliana and Brown Sid were most liked, impressing with their productivity and ability to bear fruit right up to frosts.
Liliana is a mid-season variety, and the pods can be harvested as early as 75–85 days after emergence. The lashes of this variety grow to 2-3 m in length. A huge amount of green narrow blades 60-80 cm long is formed.
Brown Sid bushes are more powerful and are characterized by incredible long pods of light green color reaching 1 m. The blades of this variety can be plucked already 55 days after emergence with seedlings with a collection frequency of 5-7 days.
Growing Wigna
To form an abundant crop, this crop requires a large amount of nutrients during the growing season, so the soil for planting must be prepared from the fall. My uncle does not add anything to the soil except organic matter.
But in the tips of experienced gardeners I read: dig a bed on the bayonet of a shovel with the addition of 1.5 buckets of humus, 25-30 g of superphosphate and 15-20 g of potassium sulfate per 1 m2. In the spring, before landing, add 15-20 g of urea per 1 m2.
Vigna is planted when stable warm weather with a temperature of 14-16 ° C is established without the threat of return frosts.
Beans are planted into the soil to a depth of 4-5 cm, maintaining a distance between them of 35-40 cm, and they will certainly be planted next to some solid support, for example, on the south side of the arbor or fence, or a separate trellis will be constructed for the cow.
During the season, the bushes are watered 1-2 times a week, weeds are removed and the soil under them is loosened. In general, nothing unusual.
One more piece of advice: at the very beginning of growth, aphids can attack the sign. Therefore, be sure to inspect the lashes at the beginning of the growing season. Try to prevent pests from multiplying. If this happens, spray the shoots with any medicine for sucking insects, for example, Confidor. But when the pods appear with chemicals, it’s better not to process them. You can use the infusion of celandine or garlic.
It is advisable to do 2-3 dressings per season. I think that the “green fertilizer” that I prepare myself for vegetables is also suitable for vigne.
Vigna responds well to spraying the leaves with a solution of any complex fertilizer, which includes a variety of trace elements.
First, the scourges are tied to the lower tiers of the support, and then they are only guided - they grow very quickly and braid it tightly in a short time. This asparagus bean does not cause any more trouble - it remains only to manage to collect a generous crop.
Reviews of gardeners about wigne
I plant beans in grapes. She can give whips up to 4-6 meters. After planting, I enclose the place with a cylinder from PET bottles, this is both a beacon and protection from the bear. Vigna lacks nitrogen-fixing bacteria, therefore, manure, as a fertilizer, is very desirable for it.
Lucky man
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In our climate (the author of the post lives in Rostov-on-Don) seedlings are not required to grow seedlings. Itself and so will grow. But I myself planted seedlings, as a bear eats grain in the ground completely. True, planting seedlings is not very convenient. The root grows long, immediately creeps down, and the seedlings themselves are very fast growing. The signal grows well without any shading. In partial shade, the crop was noticeably smaller.
Lana158
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For two years I have been planting Whigney of the Countess. Planted directly in the ground by the seeds that had become stuck. She pulled the twine around the fence and clung a sign for her. Then she herself grew, crawled and curled. Beans were declared 60 cm, but they reached 1 m. I cut it all into pieces and froze it. I like the fact that she is very thin and tender.
Grandma Spring
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In Thailand, Wignu is eaten raw. I don’t know, however, what kind, Japanese or Chinese. Just take these long green "pasta" dipped in their sauces and gobble up both cheeks. I also tried, there is absolutely no specific taste of beans, I would not refuse to crunch at home. I'm going to try to grow everything in my country house, but somehow it doesn’t add up.
Azalea
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We grow Wignu for the second year. The initiator is the wife, it seems like legumes are very useful for the female body. Of course, I think that meat with lard is better. But he watched, watched her and her daughter gobble up this sign and began to eat it. Tasty! Our tree has dried up on the plot, it’s necessary to cut it down, but I don’t care about it, so my wife planted a sign under it. I’ll tell you, it turned out such a fabulous miracle tree!
Qum
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Last year, I planted string beans and Vigna. She was tormented to pick up - the back falls off, while among the trunks of the bush you find pods. A signal - here it is all in front of you. Yes, and the size of the pods wigna delight. We had pods 96 cm long.
columb
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Signa has been grown in Asian countries for more than a century and is highly valued for its high yield and excellent taste. In our country, despite the wide variety of varieties that can perfectly bear fruit even in the northern regions, this culture can be found extremely rarely in personal plots.
Therefore, having a positive experience in growing cowpea, I advise all gardeners to certainly plant it in the new summer season. I’m sure that when you know what a cue is, you’ll definitely plant it at home, and in the future you will never refuse to grow this amazing bean culture.