Yes, they can. Aim for a pH of between 6 - 7.
Yes lima beans can grow without soil but it's not the soil that makes the difference it is what is in the soil................................ the nutrients.
Beans like a soil that is close to neutral and a loam soil suits them well. Clay soils would benefit from some lightening of their structure if growing beans.
Why green beans do not grow without soil
Beans grow better in soil because soil has all the moisture and nutrients. If you use sand, it could be to rocky. Clay will also not be good even though it can keep good moisture it does not have the nutrients like soil.
No, beans grow in the soil. They are plants that require water, sunlight, and nutrients from the soil to grow. Rocks do not provide the necessary conditions for beans to grow.
If you mean clay soils, then yes. If you mean modeling clay, no.
Green beans grow better in soil.
in loamy soil corn, basil, apple, beans, cauliflower in sandy soil cabbage, carrots, broccoli, potatoes, watermelon in clay soil paddy, sugarcane, wheat in black cotton, black beans, lady's finger, brinjaal
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water for three days then rich soil should do the job