Garbanzo Bean, Lofthouse Landrace

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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.

Beautiful plants
Mix of colors

Cicer arientinum

95 days to dry.

Diverse population of short season garbanzos selected to perform well in hot weather. Bred by Joseph Lofthouse of Landrace Garden Seeds in Paradise, Utah. Vigorous bush plants do well with plenty of space. Leaves turn from green to red as the beans dry down in late summer.

How to grow it:

Germ Temp	Indoor Start	Germ Days	Frost Tolerant	Sun	Seed Depth	Plant/Row Spacing
70	Not rec.	6-17 d.	Light frost	Full	Surface	12”/18”

Plant shortly after the ground can be worked in spring, right around when you might plant peas. Plant on the surface as light aids germination. Alternatively, plant indoors on the surface of the soil 2 weeks prior to transplanting. Transplants quite well. Thin to 1' apart, with rows 18" apart. Allow plants to dry down in late summer. Harvest by cutting down the whole dry plant into a bag. Free seeds from pods by beating the bag, or driving over it, and use a fan to separate chaff from beans.

Seed specs: Packet size 1/4 oz: 30 min.