Vegetables
| Heredity: |
Open Pollinated
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| Days to harvest: |
65 |
General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
Vine
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| Life cycle: |
Annual
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Soil pH Preferences: |
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
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| Plant Height: |
8-9 feet |
| Plant Spread: |
12-16 Inches |
| Uses: |
Vegetable
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| Edible Parts: |
Fruit
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| Eating Methods: |
Cooked
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| Dynamic Accumulator: |
Nitrogen fixer
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Self fertile
Sow in situ
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| Pollinators: |
Self
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- Pole Bean
- Common Bean
- Green Bean
- Snap Bean
- French Bean
Posted by
Weedwhacker (Ford River Twp, Michigan UP - Zone 4b) on Jun 2, 2014 8:52 AM concerning plant:
I've been growing and saving seed from "Blue Peter" beans (aka "African Blue") since the mid 1980s, when I obtained seed from the Seed Savers Exchange. The vines grow very long for me, up to the top of my 8-foot trellis and halfway back down again. For the best flavor, pods should be picked before the beans start to fatten, and should be cooked just until tender; they don't hold up well to long cooking times. If kept picked they keep producing all season long and freeze well if blanched just until they turn green.
Posted by
farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on May 29, 2013 2:08 PM concerning plant:
This is a long semi-flat 9 inch purple pod. Vines are pretty normal running 6- 7 feet. It is not the greatest but fair quality, productive. Tend to get shucky when beans are full.
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