![]() ![]() The young green fruits and immature seeds are used as a cooked vegetable in certain parts of the world. The fruits of the message plant will grow to look like giant swords 12-18 inches long. Vigorous Scarlet Runner Bean plants twine into showy full-leafed 10 to12 foot vines as quickly as Jacks beanstalks. It is grown as an ornamental vine and it will climb and quickly cover a trellis, fence or a wall. The message will show for several weeks before it dries up and falls off. The message seed will begin to splay open, somewhat like a butterfly spreads its wings. At first, the inner leaf is yellow, but with the addition of sunlight it turns green. The message seed first appears with the outer seed coat covering the inner leaf, the seed coat will fall off in a day or two to reveal the inner leaf. Step 6: Plant outdoors after the frosts have gone, in a sunny position, in a good base mixture of topsoil and feed occasionally with a balanced fertilizer. Velvet Bean ( Mucuna pruriens) has many names including magic velvet bean, Bengal velvet bean, Florida velvet bean, Mauritius velvet bean, Yokohama velvet bean, cowage, cowitch, lacuna bean, and Lyon bean. As the plant grows, re-pot the seedling into a larger pot and watch the message grow. Step 5: Remove the plastic bag from the pot when the seed has just started to sprout and place the pot on a sunny windowsill. If growing in winter, germinate the seed in a warm room in the house and maintain the appropriate temperature. If the soil is dry, spray a small amount of water to keep moist but if you see the surface still wet, do not water or the bean may rot, or the surface of the bean may scar. ![]() Step 4: Check the seed every day to ensure the compost remains moist, but not wet. Step 3: Push the seed into the compost and top up the pot with the remaining compost and cover with a clear plastic bag and keep in a warm, light place around 25 ☌ (77☏). When the tablet is fully saturated it will swell up and then it’s ready to crumble up and put into the pot until about two-thirds full. Step 2: Place the tablet of compressed compost into a cup and fill one-third with warm water. Step 1: Soak the bean in water and let it stand in water overnight. How to grow your very own Magic Bean Plant ![]()
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