beans 6/14 packs

beans 6/14 packs

$45.00 – $65.00

6-14 packs of 250 seeds

Beans are a staple in nearly every garden — whether you grow to feed your family or to sell at market. At CCSB we trial multiple bean varieties, and offer only those that meet our standards for flavor, true-to-type performance, and yield. Our selection includes bush beans, dry beans, lima beans, fava beans, fresh shell beans, pole beans, and soybeans, including flat-pod, filet, round-pod, and yard-long types.

SCIENTIFIC NAME :Phaseolus vulgaris

CULTURE :

CULTURE:Choose well-drained soil with a pH range of 6.5–6.8. After last frost date sow seeds about 2″ apart, 1″ deep, in rows 20–36″ apart. Optimum soil temperature for germination is 70–90°F (21–32°C). Plant when daytime soil temperatures average at least 60°F (16°C), or risk poor germination. Inoculants can increase yields. For a continuous supply, make successive sowings every 2-3 weeks through midsummer.

DISEASES:Plow under or remove and compost bean straw in the fall to hasten destruction of most disease organisms. For Sclerotinia spp. (white mold) control, plant at wider row spacing to promote drying of plant leaves and soil. Practice a 3-year crop rotation. All our bush bean seeds are produced in areas known to be free of halo blight.

INSECT PESTS: bean beetles can be controlled with insecticides such as pyrethrin or azadarachtin.

HARVEST:Regularly to encourage new pod set.

STORAGE:Store at 40°F (5°C) and 90% relative humidity for 7–10 days.AVG. SEEDING RATE:1M/125′, 1 lb./175′, 116M/acre at 8 seeds/ft. and 3′ row spacing.SEED SPECS:See individual varieties.PACKET:175 seeds, sows 21′.