Asian Winged Beans - Growing Them For The First Time - Successes, Mistakes & Winged Bean Recipes

[@frederickugwasola5446]

Am from Papua New Guinea and this Bean we call it as ASBIN(tokpisin). So those tubes can be harvested and boiled until the skins starts to break serve it and leave it cool down and pill the skin and eat it. It Will taste like raw peanut and it's so delicious.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Wow. Thank you for sharing that. That's really interesting to learn.

[@lauranilsen8988]

Interesting! I’ve noticed that my snake beans, bitter melon vines and winged beans all smell a little like peanuts when I brush up against them.

[@camiele4]

I just asked my next door neighbor for these seeds as he was passing them through my fence whenever we were both working on our garden. 😅 I can’t wait to plant them in my garden next year.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

That's awesome!

[@tessalouis1242]

Im from the Caribbean St.Lucia and it grows very well in my garden

[@michelleinthemeadow]

That's awesome. Thanks for sharing!

[@MissPeachCobbler]

@@tessalouis1242 wowie wow WOW 😲🥳 thank you for sharing. Houston is subtropical, so you just gave me hope.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

@MissPeachCobbler You're welcome. Our climate here is very similar to Houston.

[@MissPeachCobbler]

@@michelleinthemeadow thank you ❣️ I'm stoked 🥳

[@danaiyawilhelm661]

I'm from Thailand and we eat with hot dry shrimp sauce, fried fish with steam rice!😋

[@michelleinthemeadow]

That sounds delicious, Aroy Dee. 😉 we eat gkabi with many dishes. How do you prepare the winged beans?

[@kele1264]

I just found out I could grow a certain variety of persimmon tree up here in Jersey! After seeing yours, of course I was envious. I just watched a video from a NJ gardener with a YT channel, called James Prigioni. He put up a video today about his persimmon tree! I must not have been paying attention, he must have shown it before. The reason I mention his video from today is because he has a great tip for ripening persimmons in the house and explains why it works. You probably already know this, but just in case: he says before the frost, or if you have pest issues, pick your persimmons, put them in a bag or container WITH ONE APPLE! The ethylene gas that the apple gives off will ripen those persimmons right up! I was excited to learn that, wanted to share it.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Thanks for sharing that. Yes it is a cold weather fruit. I do enjoy James' channel too -- those monster harvests have me envious as well. I'll be sure to check out his video - thanks for the tip! You could likely grow the Winged Beans too -- just have to plan ahead and plant enough to get a decent harvest. Happy Saturday!

[@kele1264]

@@michelleinthemeadow I just ordered the seeds from Baker Creek. As if I don't have enough seeds.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Never enough seeds. LOL

[@kele1264]

@@michelleinthemeadow I wonder if there's a Seed-aholics Anonymous. Not sure if I'd join, because I'm not sure I want to be cured!

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Me either. BWAHAHA

[@ongges20]

You should work for a tv station. I was only listening to you then I got interested and I thought it was a tv documentary and I look and it was a homevideo haha. Really cool. 😉

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Thank you. That is such a compliment. I'm glad you liked it.

[@Maggie-Gardener-Maker]

Hi I'm located in northwest Florida, I heard you say northeast Florida is where you are. I'm 8b where I am. I love wing beans. I'm giving them a try again this year, they didn't do very well last year but I have a better plan this year. I first learned about them from Regine (Asian Garden 2 Table) and then I bought some at one of the Asian Markets in Pensacola, FL, I was hooked! I just got some seeds in from Regine today among other Asian veggies from her. She is so knowledgeable and does a great job with teaching videos. Happy Gardening 2024!

[@michelleinthemeadow]

I like her channel, too. The wing beans are so yummy. Our first ones of the season are growing now, too. Happy Gardening!

[@Maggie-Gardener-Maker]

@@michelleinthemeadow You did a great job in this video too! I was so amazed when I saw that tuber! I need to look at your video list to find the followup video on the tuber, or did you do that yet?

[@ponwajeechrans7372]

We put in the soup. Never grow it here in kansas,but will try. Love them beans

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

[@lisagoldberg5178]

Great information on the Asian Winged Bean! What an awesome harvest.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Thank you. It was fun collecting them.

[@kele1264]

Coolest bean I've ever seen! That harvest picture is impressive! Thanks for the tips on how to use them and at what stage to cook them. For trellising, maybe two or three arched cattle panels? A wing bean tunnel, how awesome would that be!

[@michelleinthemeadow]

A winged bean tunnel would be awesome! ❤️

[@howardfowler2255]

Very helpful and enjoyable.Ive grown these beans both in Florida and in central Tennessee. A frost free Florida winter will allow these vining beans to continue producing bean pods. In Tenn. only a early hard freeze(2023) stopped the flower- laden and many podded plants fr om continuing. Central Tenn. gave me my best harvest yet from a June planting( using potted plants). Haven't tried the tubers but the leaves are good as greens or raw in salads.The 10 foot tall vines were trained to climb my high deck so trellises are really needed for these climbers.All in all,a fun and worthwhile vegetable to grow in warmer climates( zones 7-10) but may do ok in zones 5-6 if weather is favorable. Thanks for sharing this video

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Thank you for sharing. I really like growing them and eating them. We are on the 3rd season as perennials here in 9A.

[@einthedatadog7]

I was just reading about these and then found you had a video on them!! I’m sold! Going to try starting them this summer. ❤

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Awesome! Hope you enjoy them. They are definitely going in the garden again this year.

[@theressalatoski5298]

i did the first grade thing...sprouted them in moist paper towels. it worked great! and the seedlings are being very successful n growing!!

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Great suggestion! I will try that next time, too!

[@loniengle8793]

I’m excited to try these this year in my garden. I’m in zone 9a here in California. I’ll be starting the seeds I got from baker creek this weekend. Thank you for sharing your experience with this crop!

[@michelleinthemeadow]

You are very welcome. It looks like the tubers are sprouting for another crop this year. Fingers crossed. Let me know how they grow for you.

[@ClearWater7.62]

Is it true that if there is more than 12 hours of sunlight, it will not flower?

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Great question. Interestingly, I've learned there are different varieties. There are long day and short day. So it may depend on the variety you have. Do you get 12 hours ever, where you live?

[@ClearWater7.62]

@michelleinthemeadow I recently received some seeds from Thailand, I honestly don't know. I live in Central California and the days are getting longer from here on out. I'm not sure if my friend can tell me what strain that she gifted me because its common there and they just plant them.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

@ClearWater7.62 I see. They definitely need warmth to get going. And take a while to germinate. As soon as it's warmer overnight, I'd plant them. Good luck. I'm excited for you.

[@MissPeachCobbler]

Hi 🖐🏽 yes I have them planted around just before hurricane 🌀 Beryl hit us. They were in seed trays 🙌🏽so safe safe. We're in Houston 9b. I can't find information about how long before they fruit. A channel showed day 1 and 45. Anyway, I planted a few plants on the north, south, east and nw of the house, trying to figure which side is best for next year. ☺️ Houston heat is a beast. But I bought a traveller's palm from someone in Florida & giant white birds of paradise and 😮😅 they're like... bring it. Hurricane 🌀 Beryl did bend my one year old traveller's but didn't uproot her. I do hope I get lots of wing beans before mid November. Ah ☝🏽🥳 I have green and purple variety. Thank you for sharing your successes and failures. If I get half your harvest, I'll consider it a bumper crop. I do want to pickle and can some for power outages during hurricane 🌀 season ❤ blessings to you and your family

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Thank you! The variety I have seems to be 45-60 days after the vine starts filling in. Then it's unstoppable until the Temps cool off. Hmmm, pickled, that's interesting!

[@MissPeachCobbler]

​@@michelleinthemeadow Hi 🖐🏽 thank you for your reply. We're having a literal summer in fall this year in Houston 😭🎁🥰 I'd written off my winged beans, but today I was out harvesting Okra and I was about to walk upstairs, I looked over at the trellis by the back door and I said to myself, what is that? glasses 🤓 my age. Ohhhhh my gawd 😮 it's a baby winged bean 😭🥳 went out this evening and there are more blooms. I feel like I won the lottery ❤ thank you again for sharing. I wish we could post pics. I'm so happy and thankful ❤

[@michelleinthemeadow]

@MissPeachCobbler congratulations! How exciting 😀

[@KayaksenFlores]

Thank you for being so informative ❤ really aparecciate it!!

[@michelleinthemeadow]

You are very welcome.

[@TheBetty314]

Thank you so much. This was very informative. Maybe now I'll have success growing them. Just need to order new seeds.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

You are welcome. They love heat, but take a long time to germinate and flower. I am on year 3 here. Excited to see how they keep growing.

[@pempekwongngapak1417]

di sini banyak melimpah

[@oxennguyen3148]

I’m live in Longwood Fl. Yes I am growing them. Your vines b produce a lot more water than mine. I wish we live near by so we can share our experience. Don’t forget to grow some mango

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Thank you. I hope we have some this year, too.

[@johnmunjak1714]

I’m growing them here in Zone 9a in Japan for the first time. I just found out they are perennials so I’ll mulch them well over winter - we get lots of snow - and hope they come back in spring. Btw, I love them raw right off the vines. They’re fun to nibble.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

They are great garden snacks! Yes, I am treating them like perennials here too. Thanks for watching.

[@TnCountryBoy]

Hello Mrs Michelle, you've talked me into finally trying these. I'm not sure why I always skip over them when catalog ordering. When you said "deep fried"...that did it. Should work in southern Tn. Baker Creek has a variety that bears sooner, so I'm about to place another order. Thanks. Dave

[@michelleinthemeadow]

You are so welcome! Oh, and they are super delicious fried up. Congrats!

[@AL-tv4ld]

Thank you so much for such an informative video! So excited to be growing these this summer! My mind is blown about the tubers!

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Glad it was helpful! I'm excited as some have regrown too.

[@ObsessiveAboutCats]

I'm in Houston Tx 9B and saw these recommended in a seed catalog and they looked interesting. I appreciate you talking about how to cook them; that's just as important as if I can grow them at all! Nice video.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Thank you. I can't wait for ours this year. So delighted. I bet you'll do great!

[@lauranilsen8988]

Growing here in Rosenberg, near Houston! They finally started producing this week, end of July. They’re so beautiful! They’re on the SE side of the house and get afternoon shade. The last time I tried these I planted too late and didn’t get any. I pulled up the root after a freeze. Wish I had kept it there to see if it would sprout in the spring. Oh and the flowers are pretty too!

[@mikeschaoticgardening]

So cool!...I love seeing things I've never seen or tried!

[@michelleinthemeadow]

I wonder how they'd do in your zone? Baker Creek says they grow there's in the test garden in Missouri.

[@studiomcfly6262]

Hi Michelle! I love your growing suggestions. this is my first time growing them and I've learned from your tips. Salamat! Filipinos love these greens and we saute them w/ coconut milk, however I will also try frying them and in salads. The local name for them is 'Sigarilyas'. I was thrilled to find the seeds online. I'll collect them at the end of the season for next yr's garden. Gardening joy!

[@michelleinthemeadow]

How wonderful! Walang anuman. I'll have to try that with the coconut milk. Thank you.

[@Synchronicitizen]

Intriguing! I think I have these seeds. Will try! Great report!

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Thanks for watching! They are a lot of fun to grow and eat if you'll be patient with them. Happy gardening my friend and welcome to the channel.

[@Synchronicitizen]

Thank you for the warm welcome! Be well.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

You're welcome and Thank you.

[@gardenwithafzal03]

thanks for shairng my friend

[@michelleinthemeadow]

You're welcome. Thank you for watching and happy gardening.

[@zelphiaellerson6283]

I'll have to add these to my list! We just moved to a new hardiness zone, and am in the midst of garden planning for the Spring. What are the glowing red flowers just behind you at the end of the video?

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Welcome to a new growing zone. That should be a lot of fun learning new ways and new things to grow. That behind me is a crown-of-thorns cactus. Thanks for watching and happy gardening in your new location!

[@ClearWater7.62]

Thanks a very informative video 👍🏽

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Glad it was helpful!

[@PlantObsessed]

If the outside gets tough is the inside ok and not tough? I'm intrigued 🤔

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Great question. It is a bit tougher, and the edges don't cook as easily. I am sure there are ways to use it. I will experiment more this year. I'm excited.

[@jorgemendoza7215]

I lived in Southern California and I have already set up my arch trellis. I have bought a packet of winged bean seeds and I need instruction on how to germinate the serds. 11:15

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Hey Jorge, welcome to the channel. They can take a few weeks to germinate. I would soak for 24 hours and then direct sow them at your trellis. Remember to mark the row and date it. 3 weeks can feel like a long time waiting for signs of life. Mine may have taken a bit longer than that. Good luck. Let us know how it goes.

[@sigma8995]

Hi Michelle, my family is from Southeast Asia and we grew up eating these things. They're amazing. Now we are living in zone 9b of southern California. I had a hard time growing them because I didn't know about the day light neutral variety. I just ordered some and planning to grow them soon. What do you recommend for trellis size? I was about to build a trellis just like yours. Apparently 4ft is not enough.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Thanks for watching. A 4' trellis is not enough. I think I may use a 16' cattle panel this year folded over into an arch. My in-laws are from Southeast Asia, too. We want to add more Asian varieties to the garden. What are some of your other favorites to grow. Happy Gardening!

[@sigma8995]

@@michelleinthemeadow So if it's a 16' arching trellis, I am guessing the height might be around 7ft? If only I can find a way to transport those cattle panel to my yard. I don't own a pickup truck or a trailer so that's going to be challenging. Maybe delivery will do. In our garden, we grow dragon fruit, lychee, logan, vietnamese coriander, and fish herb(they taste a bit sour). We're also trying to grow some sapodilla but they're not growing very fast.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Yummy. Cahn Chua plant. Yes. Mom grows that too. I purchased cattle panels in bulk and had them delivered. They are tough to transport. I wonder if a bean teepee might be a better answer, to build from bamboo or similar materials. 🤔 Thanks for sharing. We have Dragon Fruit too. Weve been told its too cold in the winter here for longan and lychee .... but now I'm curious. ;) 😉 thank you.

[@sigma8995]

@@michelleinthemeadow Which state/zone are you gardening from? Those lychee definitely need to be in warmer climates for sure. As for the bamboo teepee idea, I may have to look into that. Either that or get some 7' long 2x1 timber from Home depot and make my own trellis.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

@@sigma8995 Oh and I am in Northeast Florida - Zone 9A

[@xCarxMellax]

Thank you so much for making this video ! We’re you able to you the seeds from inside the pods for next years planting ?

[@michelleinthemeadow]

You're welcome. I did save a few. But I'm not confident they weren't cross pollinated with other beans. This year, I'm not growing other beans in the same area, so I can save seeds for next year.

[@laureljeanr-boltz3321]

I'm in Daytona, hope I can grow them too. Where did you get your seeds from

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Thank you for watching. Yes, you will do great there. I ordered from seller PanAsiaHeirloom on Etsy. Before I knew anything about them, really. I have been happy with my seeds from that seller.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

One change I'm testing this year is soaking seeds until they've nearly sprouted before sowing them.

[@veronica978]

Wonder how well they can

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Can??

[@Melinabellisima]

So the seeds you planted last fall came out this year’s spring? Did I get you right?

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Close ;) I planted in 2021, and they sprouted and froze back. They grew back 2 years in a row now.

[@Melinda_WA_US]

That's neat that they started from seed then produced a rhizome like root thing. Are they open pollenated or hybrids? Can you let them grow, dry, and plant them to receive true to type fruits next season?

[@michelleinthemeadow]

It is neat, thanks for watching. I don't know about the original seeds -- i knew less about growing then , but I did grow multiple types of beans this year, so I won't be saving any seeds to replant from this crop as I have cross pollination issues on another variety... so I'll be sourcing new seeds for next season - and trying to grow more from these rhizomes.

[@ChauNguyen-sm3iv]

Hello everyone, ... if the beans are too old to eat fresh, you can save them on the vines to pick later to harvest the seeds. It's so cold in my state, Minnesota, so it's hard to plant them here by the time they begin to give beans the weather change and they are tropical vegetables. May i ask which state do you live in? How long to grow them from seeds to beans? Thanks

[@michelleinthemeadow]

I'm in Florida. I don't have a good measurement on that, as the first year I planted them, I only got vines before it was too cold. The next year they came back, so I didn't replant them. I think at least 90 days. The roots aren't very deep. I wonder if you could start in buckets indoors so you have more time? Then, move the buckets to the garden.

[@ChauNguyen-sm3iv]

@michelleinthemeadow HI, I had tried to plant them twice, both times the cold came before they have beans. I'll plant them in the bucket so I can bring them inside when the weather changes. I wonder if the flowers need bees to give beans? Thanks.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

@@ChauNguyen-sm3iv they will need pollination, but likely you could tap them. My vines grew well over 10 feet ... so that may be a tough thing to bring back in in the cold.

[@Myranatividad-iu3ej]

Mom you can cook in sardine as ginisa

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Great suggestion. Thank you.

[@НаталіяЯремко-з5п]

How to save the tuber for the next year if I can grow them just as annual plant. I am planning to grow them on the west of Ukraine. We have cold winters up to 20 below zero.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Welcome to the channel. That is a great question. Maybe digging up the tuber and storing in dirt in an area that stays above freezing? We don't typically have ground freezing here, so I haven't had to deal with it. Thank you for asking.

[@НаталіяЯремко-з5п]

@@michelleinthemeadow I have never planted them, it was even a problem to get the seeds, just one person in the whole internet in Ukraine sells them, the price was high, I bought 4 seeds. Some plants that have some kind of tubers ... calla flowers, potatoes don't need any moisture and soil when they are in hibernation period in the cellar or at home. I have no idea does it need to stay in wet ground or just stay in warm or cold place without soil. I haven't found any videos about growing this plant from tuber, but if it is possible it is more convenient because the plant will grow faster. I have about 4 months of warm season. From the middle of the May till the middle of September, but the night temperatures in September start to go down and rise in the afternoon, and at the beginning of May usually there is a period when the cold can come back. As I understand this plant should be grown when the temperature is permanently warm, without temperature changes. Theoretically if it loves warm it can be taken home, we have central heating in cold period, but there isn't enough day light in winter. It starts getting dark at 16.00 that is the stress for the plant.I will do experiment to find out which way to save it. Anyway thank you for answering.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

You are welcome. Best of luck!

[@НаталіяЯремко-з5п]

​@@michelleinthemeadowI forgot to ask about the temperature it is ready to grow at...In Ukraine I have got 22-25 degrees but it is much lower at night. Will it grow in such temperature ?

[@michelleinthemeadow]

@user-jt6nj2em2d As long as nighttime is over 15c, it should be all right. Good luck. I'm excited for you.

[@cryptolover177]

I like to eat wing beans root.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

We haven't tried that yet.Maybe one day. How do you prepare it?

[@missmonkeyshandmade4442]

Mine are having too many leaves without any flower,not even one.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

Hmm. What are your weather conditions or average temperatures?

[@missmonkeyshandmade4442]

@@michelleinthemeadow it’s been pretty hot…around 82-95F…and I didn’t cut anything coz I wasn’t sure how to do it right.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

I'm not sure how long you have had them growing, but it takes at least 120 day or more to start flowering. I hope that helps.

[@missmonkeyshandmade4442]

@@michelleinthemeadow thank u very much! I will keep waiting. Ur clip helps a lot,thank u for sharing.

[@michelleinthemeadow]

@@missmonkeyshandmade4442 you're welcome.