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How to Plant Green Beans Easily

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planting green beans
planting green beans

This article will tell you how to plant green beans. This is an easy method that will provide great results.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • green bean seeds
  • garden hoe
  • water
  1. Step 1
    take a garden hoe and dig a trench for the seeds
    take a garden hoe and dig a trench for the seeds

    First, take the garden hoe to one side of your garden and begin digging a shallow trench. You only need to dig the trench about 3 or 4 inches deep. Dig the trench in a straight line, the length of your garden.

  2. Step 2
    fill the trench with water and allow the soil to absorb the water
    fill the trench with water and allow the soil to absorb the water

    After you have dug the trench, take a water hose or bucket of water and fill the trench with water. Let soil absorb the water.

  3. Step 3
    sprinkle the seeds in the trench
    sprinkle the seeds in the trench

    Once the soil has absorbed the water, take the seeds and sprinkle them in a line down the length of the trench.

  4. Step 4
    take the hoe and cover the seeds with dirt
    take the hoe and cover the seeds with dirt

    Then take the garden hoe and go back over the trench, covering the seeds with the dirt from the trench that you dug.

  5. Step 5
    freshly planted green beans growing
    freshly planted green beans growing

    To plant multiple rows of green beans, allow 2 to 3 feet between rows and repeat the process above. After you have planted the seeds, you should see some sprouts in about 2 weeks or so.

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