HL-046

HL-046Phaseolus vulgaris · pole

CherokeeTrail ofTears

A small, glossy black pole bean. Tradition holds that Cherokee families carried it on the Trail of Tears in 1838–39.

Habit
Pole
Season
Medium — pods dry by late August or September
Species
Phaseolus vulgaris
Accession
HL-046
Packets lent
63
Came back
51 (81%)

Growing it out

  1. 01

    Push in two-metre canes before sowing, then set two or three seeds at the foot of each.

  2. 02

    Lead the first shoots to the cane; after that they wind up it by themselves, anticlockwise.

  3. 03

    Pinch out the tips when they reach the top so the plant puts its effort into pods.

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