Fertilizing begins with preparing the bed
With the correct preparation of the bed, you give the runner beans the most important requirements on the way. To do this, you dig the ground deep so that the bean plant can spread its roots downwards unhindered and remove the weeds.
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A humus-rich soil is ideal for growing runner beans. You upgrade simple garden soil by mixing in ripe compost.
You work in the compost while digging. You let the whole thing rest for two to three weeks so that the soil can be enriched with the nutrients.
Apply fertilizer during growth
You can use compost or organic fertilizer again so that your runner beans are adequately supplied while they are growing. Organic fertilizer for runner beans should always be low in nitrogen, as the bean plants supply themselves with nitrogen via their roots.
Suitable fertilizers are:
- Horn shavings (€ 6.39 at Amazon *) or horn meal
- organic complete fertilizers, e.g. Fertofit garden fertilizer from Neudorff
The first fertilization is carried out when flowering begins. One or two more fertilizers are applied until harvest.
Fresh manure is unsuitable. The use of mineral vegetable fertilizers that contain nitrogen, phosphate and potassium should be considered.
They promise an optimal supply and high yields. Their use often leads to over-fertilization of the soil. And runner beans do not need too much nutrients.
Tips & Tricks
For optimal yields, you should change the bed for growing runner beans annually. This will prevent the bean plants from leaching out the soil.
