Quick facts
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*Saving Kitchen Garden Traditions ALERT* This is a culturally significant variety traditionally grown for a specific culinary purpose.
*Low Impact Food ALERT* No energy intensive food processing necessary for winter eating
- Ukrainian heirloom
- Rare variety
- Rich in anthocyanins and antioxidants
Phaseolus vulgaris
90 days for dry, pole bean. A rare pole bean variety from Ukraine, this is a great dry bean for short seasons. Beautiful dark purple to black beans, which occasionally sport speckles. Best as a dry bean. Slava Ukraini!
Fun fact, all "black" beans and vegetables are really very dark purple. This pigment, also found in other superfoods like bluberries, blackberries, and purple cabbage, indicates foods rich in anthocyanins and antioxidants.
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”/10”
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Direct sow 1" deep after all danger of frost has passed. In row spacing is 3" with 8" between rows. Soaking seeds for 2-4 hours can hasten germination time. Planting with bean specific bacterial inoculum may help boost yields, especially if planting where beans have not grown before. Trellis required.
Seed specs:
Packet size: 1/2 oz., 30-40 beans
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