HL-074

HL-074Phaseolus vulgaris · bush

ArikaraYellow

A tan-yellow bush bean grown by the Arikara on the Upper Missouri. Quick to dry, and forgiving in a short summer.

Habit
Bush
Season
Short — pods dry by mid-August
Species
Phaseolus vulgaris
Accession
HL-074
Packets lent
46
Came back
40 (87%)

Growing it out

  1. 01

    Sow 3–4 cm deep, 10 cm apart, in rows 45 cm apart once the soil has warmed past 12 °C.

  2. 02

    No cane needed — a few twigs keep heavy plants off wet soil.

  3. 03

    Pods for seed ripen over a few weeks: pick each one as it turns papery.

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