wing bean, Goa Bean, Wing Bean, Winged Bean, Princess Bean,
Psophocarpus tertragonolobus
quick-grown, more several years', however, often one-year-old of pulled, nodule-pedagogic, bushy, link-winding Ranker with 3-leaved sheets
The plant parts are eatable, sheets, blossoms, young fruits, seeds, as well as the subterranean nodules
All parts of the plant contain vitamin A and C, calcium, iron, and other vitamins.
The pods are liked in Asia as wok vegetables very much.
Especially in Thailand she becomes – raw or is stewed – to popular "Nam Prik" known there - dip sauces served.
The seeds contain a lot of calcium, phosphorus and potassium. From them flour and oil are won.
The nodules are rich in potassium and sulphur and become, as root vegetables, as potatoes uses.
The sheets are prepared like spinach sheets and are very tasty.
Even the blue blossoms are used as a colouring for rice, cake and sweets.
They need at least 180 frost-free days of sowing up to the harvest of the ripe shells. Blossoms and immature shells can be harvested in less than 60 days.
Germ time: approx. 3-6 weeks
Giessen: in the growth period water regularly
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