Marvel of Venice bean
$4.00
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Pole, 8’ /2.6 m tall. Romano type with wide, flat yellow pods which contrast beautifully with dark green leaves. 65 days to harvest, 95 days to maturity. 40 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.