Blauhilde bean
$4.00
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Pole, 8-10’/2.6-3 m tall. Beautiful purple-tinged vines produce large, round purple pods. Rather than expending all its energy on one massive set of pods, this is a slow-but-steady tortoise (in the best sense, of course!), producing over a long season. Ideal for the gardener wanting fresh beans to cook through the summer, but if your aim is large batches for preservation there are better beans (like Northeaster). 65 days to harvest, 100 days to maturity. 30 seeds/packet.
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Plant after last frost; soil must be warm or seed will rot. Sow 1” deep. Space pole beans in pairs 8” apart, with 8” between pairs if climbing twine, or in groups of 3-4 around single poles 1’ apart. Pick green beans before seeds start swelling, and seed beans when pods are fully dry; seed must be dry enough to not dent with a fingernail for storage. Dry beans can be further dried on a tarp, then threshed by dancing on them and winnowing away the chaff.