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Chocolate Runner Pole Bean
100 days to dry bean harvest
Phaseolus coccinus
HEIRLOOM Exquisite and unusual, we first fell in love with this Chocolate Runner Pole Bean as a handsome handful of gorgeous, glossy seeds. Her tall, vigorous vines have huge heart-shaped leaves and when they bloom we again swoon: each flower is both scarlet and rose, attracting butterflies and hummingbirds to their cascades of blooms. The small snap beans (4 inches or less) are tender and sweet but quickly turn fibrous as they swell to 8+ inch pods full of beautiful dry beans.
What do we do with our dry beans? We eat some, we make splendid necklaces with little friends and we save plenty to give to friends and replant ourselves for next season.
Organic Chocolate Runner Pole Dry Bean
Planting Method: Direct Sow Only
When to sow: After final frost, once soil is warm
Sowing and seedling care: Sow every 4 inches along a fence, or 3 seeds per teepee pole. Inoculants often increase yields. Dark seeds germinate in cool soils better than white seeds. Trellis at least 5 feet high with the strongest materials you can find! Sow every 2-3 weeks through mid-July for continual harvest
Seed Depth: 1 inch Sun Needs: Full
Days to Germination: 8-10 days 70-80°F
Spacing after thinning: 4-6 inches
Days to Harvest: 100 days to dry bean
Height: 6+ feet
Harvest: collect dry, golden pods as they mature, between rains
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These taste amazing! They look amazing! The red flowers are gorgeous and the beans are fuzzy and sticky and lovely. Cook them for 4 minutes in salted, boiling water. Add a little salt and they will be the best thing you’ve had in your mouth all day.