Providing Herbs, Fine Seeds and Goods for the Gardener Cook since 1950
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Providing Herbs, Fine Seeds and Goods for the Gardener Cook since 1950
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Purple Podded Pole Bean

Purple Podded Pole Bean

$3.25 $0.00

    Open pollinated. French Heirloom.

    • 60 days.
    • Tender, tasty, 6 - 8" long bluish-purple pods grow on productive vines.
    • Buff colored seed, lilac flowers, tall vines form an attractive summer screen. Regular picking maintains production. 
    • Cultivated since 1775. Discovered by Henry Fields in the 1930's growing in a garden in the Ozarks.
      Planting Directions:  Direct sow in spring after frost danger has passed and soil temperature is a minimum of 60°, 70° is optimum. Plant 1”to 2” deep, 4-6” apart.  Cultivate soil incorporating compost or a low nitrogen general purpose fertilizer.  Keep soil moist until seed germinates, after that water moderately and regularly until harvest.  Provide trellis for pole beans; bush beans do not need a trellis. After each picking water deep to prolong production.