Kenearly Yellow Eye bean
$4.00
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
This variety is from Kentville, Nova Scotia, but yellow eye beans are a classic type from the Northeast, especially associated with Maine. Productive bushes; beans are ideal for baking. There is an interesting range of shapes to the yellow “eye” markings over the hilum; study them carefully!
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Plant after last frost; soil must be warm or seed will rot. If growing on corn, wait to plant until corn is about 3” tall, or two weeks after corn is planted. Darker coloured seeds usually germinate better in cooler soil. Sow 1” deep. Space bush beans 2-4” apart and 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, shelly beans when seeds are full size but before pods dry, and dry 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.