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Beans in Newfoundland
Seed rots in cold soil — wait for real warmth, or pre-warm with cover.
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- Suitability for Newfoundland
- Warm-season — needs warm soil
- Indoor seed start
- Not usually needed
- Transplant / sowing
- Direct sow ~2 weeks after typical last frost
- Frost tolerance
- Frost tender
- Days to harvest
- 50–65 days
- Sunlight
- Full sun (6+ hrs)
- Spacing
- 8–10 cm apart
- Wind
- Moderate — some shelter helps
- Containers
- Works in containers
- Greenhouse
- Helpful
Common problems here
- Seed rot in cold soil
- Slow growth in cool spells
Varieties that make sense for a short season
- Bush types
- Short days to maturity
Harvest
Pick young and often.
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