Beginner Gardening: Hyacinth Bean Vine Question..., 0 by NYGrower

NYGrower wrote:
I read this:

"Propagation:

Hyacinth Bean Vine are grown from seeds. Sow seeds directly into your flower garden after all danger of frost has past. Plant seeds 1 1/2" deep. Final plant spacing should be six inches apart.


Seeds germination period requires two to three weeks. For indoor starts, try a seedling germination mat.


Do not plant seeds until after the last frost date your area. Plants are susceptible to frost.




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How to Grow Hyacinth Bean Vine:

Hyacinth Bean Vine is easy to grow. Grow in full sun. Plants prefer a rich, well draining soils to fuel their fast, season long growth. Mix a healthy dose of compost into the soil prior to planting.


Plants like a lot of water and nutrients. While they like lots of water, they do not like wet soil. Keep soil moist, not wet. Add fertilizer when planting and every month during the season. Use a high phosphorous formula just before the first blooming period.


Plants will begin to bloom in summer, and continue to do so into the fall. After the flowers bloom, purple pods will begin to form. They grow up to three inches. Raw beans inside are poisonous. Keep away from children and pets. Boiling beans for a long period cooks out the poison, and makes beans edible.


Plants are annuals that are very susceptible to frost. They may still be in bloom when frost arrives. Unfortunately, covering this long vine, may prove impractical.

Hyacinth Bean Vine are good "re-seeders". If the pods are allowed to open and pour out their beans, you will find many new plants next year. Do not disturb the soil until seedlings have begun to grow. Thinning will almost certainly be needed.


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Question.... if they are not good with front, then how can they drop their seed and "re-seed" themselves? Unless they only do this in a warm climate and not in snow zones?

Thanks

Nancy.