Öland Swedish Brown bean
$4.00
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Stout short bushes produce lots of small, plump, golden-brown seeds which taste wonderful. From Öland, an island off the southeastern corner of Sweden where bruna bönor have been grown since the mid-1600s, this type dates to at least 1885. Boarded on the Slow Food Foundation’s Ark of Taste, where they note that Öland actually has four varieties of these beans; unfortunately I do not know which one this is.
35 seeds/packet.
In stock
Plant after last frost; soil must be warm or seed will rot. Sow bush beans 1” deep, 3” apart in rows 2′ apart. Pick dry beans when pods are fully dry; seed must be dry enough to not dent with a fingernail for storage. You can also cut whole plants and dry them that way. Dry beans can be further dried on a tarp, then threshed by treading on them and winnowing away the chaff.