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Quick facts
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*Heat/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought
*Short Season ALERT* Matures quickly
*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating
*Marginal Soils ALERT* Bloom where you’re planted! This crop is resilient and adapted to thrive on marginal soils with low fertility.
*Low Impact Food ALERT* This crop gets by on less. It needs less water and nutrient inputs than other foods.
*Diverse Population ALERT* Grow this population as is or use for your at home plant breeding project. It’s crop adaptation made simple- select those plants that grow best for you, save seeds, plant them next year, and repeat.
- Short season adapted
- Diversity in bean color
- Native to North America, heat and drought tolerant
Phaseolus acutifolius
90 days, bush habit. Short season tepary bean selected by Joseph Lofthouse of Landrace Garden Seeds in Paradise, Utah. These had no problem maturing at Giving Ground Farm. A landrace is a regionally adapted crop which contains greater diversity than a variety.
To learn more about landraces, read our blog post "What is a landrace???"
How to grow it:
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Germ Temp
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Indoor Start
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Germ Days
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Frost Tolerant
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Sun
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Seed Depth
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Plant/Row Spacing
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75-85
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Not rec.
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6-17 d.
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No
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Full
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1-1.5”
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3-6”/8-10”
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| Tepary beans are native to North America and are heat and drought tolerant. Plant 1" deep and 6" apart after all danger of frost has passed. Plants are not tolerant of much shade. Do not over water. Bush plants will not climb a trellis. Harvest dry plants and shake in a bag to free beans from pods. Use a fan to blow off chaff. |
Seed specs: Packet size: 1/4 oz., 50 min.
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