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Growth habit of red beans

Red beans like light, warmth and humidity. It is cultivated in temperate and tropical regions all over the world, but it is cultivated in China except a few high mountains, and many areas often do annual cultivation. When it is hot and rainy, the flowering quantity decreases, and the weather turns cold in early autumn, and the second flowering climax will appear. Red beans are usually propagated by seeds. Seeds are collected in late autumn and sown in April and May in spring. Seeds do not need sand storage and special treatment, but they can be soaked for a day or two before sowing. The seeds should be big and full, and the sowing depth should be 2-8 cm. After sowing, water it in time to keep the sowing ground moist. Climbing brackets should be set up as soon as possible after the seedlings are unearthed to facilitate lighting. During the whole growth period, plants can blossom and bear fruit one after another, and can be harvested in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei in early August.

Red kidney bean is a variety of multi-flowered kidney bean, also known as Kanhuadou, Chihuahua Huandou, Tiger Spot Bean and Boiled Bean. Its scientific name is kidney bean. It is a perennial twining herb of Leguminosae and cultivated as an annual. Feeding on tender pods, seeds and tubers. Perennial, native to Central and South America or Mexico, domesticated in parts of Central and South America and still cultivated, widely distributed in high altitude and temperate regions, especially Argentina. It is widely planted in China, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Shaanxi and other provinces. Its beans are rich in nutrition and can be exported to earn foreign exchange.