How to Plant Winged Beans in Pots or Polybags

 

Winged bean can be cultivated both in large areas and in the yard of the house such as in pots or polybags.
Winged bean can be cultivated both in large areas and in the yard of the house such as in pots or polybags.

Winged bean ( Psophocarpus tetragonolobus ) is a vine, including a type of legume that has four elbows like wings that resemble star fruit. The seeds are round with a diameter of 5-10 mm, yellow, brown to black. Young leaves and fruit are usually used as vegetables because they contain lots of vitamins and fiber, while old winged beans can be processed into oil. Winged bean are found in many parts of Southeast Asia. The diversity of winged bean is most abundantly found in Papua, hilly areas of India and Burma, so that these areas are thought to be the center of origin of winged bean plants.

How to Plant Winged Beans in Pots or Polybags

Winged bean plants can grow in any area, both in the lowlands and in the highlands. Winged bean cultivation can also be done at home, especially for those of you who do not have a large area of ​​land, by using pots or polybags. Here are the steps to plant winged bean in pots or polybags:

Tools and materials needed:

Planting steps:

  1. Choose seeds that have good varieties, you can get them at plant nurseries or in agricultural online stores . Winged bean seeds can also be obtained from the tree directly. Choose the winged bean fruit that is old, pick, peel and dry in the sun to dry.
    Illustration of winged bean seed shape taken from an old and dry fruit.
    Illustration of winged bean seed shape taken from an old and dry fruit.
  2. Select the seeds by soaking them first. Good seeds are seeds that do not float in water.
  3. Mix the compost with the soil, a ratio of 2:1, stir until evenly distributed and put it in a pot or polybag. Then flush the planting medium well until evenly distributed.
  4. Plant 2-3 seeds in the planting medium with a depth of about 3 cm.
  5. Cover the seeds with soil again.
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    Winged bean planted in pots are now starting to grow.

Care:

For small plants, do watering every morning and evening, but don't overdo it, estimate according to plant needs. Remove the weeds that are around it. Because winged bean is a type of plant that propagates, it needs to be fitted with stakes / canopy when the plant is 2 weeks old. Ajir can be made of strong and sturdy bamboo splits. This is necessary so that the plants can propagate, grow well and are neatly arranged.

Those are the steps and how to properly care for winged bean in pots or polybags. Hopefully this information is useful and good luck️

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