Red Kidney bean
$4.00
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Distinctly on the paler end of red; however, large, handsome seeds show a subtle-but-pleasing colour variation of warm hues – from pinkish to more coppery. Quite trouble-free to grow: small, very upright plants set big pods which mature early. I received seed for this variety from Lydia Dyck of Durham, Ontario.
30 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.