Getting started
Sowing and space
Direct-sow beside a trellis in cool, well-drained soil.
The cycle is an editorial band linked to the method above. Cultivar, temperature, transplant age and the harvest stage can change it.
Allow about 30 cm of usable depth and roughly 8 cm between plants. A suitably sized container can work when the full root volume and mature canopy are allowed.
Water demand is moderate and regular. That is not a fixed timetable: heat, wind, rain, container size and growth stage change the interval.
Planting windows by broad profile
The highlighted months are conservative editorial references, not a current forecast or postcode calendar. Confirm the cultivar, packet, current warning and local advice.
Tropical wet–dry
The useful window is narrow and may be unsuitable in very warm coastal sites.
Humid subtropical
Hot and arid
Warm temperate
Cool temperate
Avoid flowering into severe frost or late spring heat by choosing local timing.
Practical care
- Provide mesh or strings before seedlings climb.
- Pick pods regularly once production begins.
Points to check
- Heat quickly shortens flowering and pod set.
- Waterlogged soil can damage roots.
Provenance and confidence
This rule is editorial guidance without claimed independent agronomic review. Confidence describes evidence coverage, not the chance of a harvest.
Australian home food garden editorial synthesis — version 1
Original synthesis for broad Australian profiles. It remains editorial draft until independent agronomic review is recorded.