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'Calypso' Beans
 
Sub-Category: Bush
Dry
 
Sub-Category 2:
Description: Bush dry bean with 15-inch plants bearing pods with 4 to 5, large, oval white beans with black markings per pod. High disease resistance.
Days To Maturity: 90
Seed Sources: Gurneys Seed & Nursery Co. - updated in 2019
Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014

 
Rating Summary
 
Overall: (4.5 Stars)Overall
Taste: (4.5 Stars)Taste
Yield: (3.5 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (4.5 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 03/01/2010 by sea-kangaroo - An experienced gardener

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Santa Clara, California, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

Lovely black and white beans, looks the same (and probably is the same) as Orca and Ying Yang. Tasty, healthy plants, good yield.
 

Reviewed on 11/16/2004 by russell - An experienced gardener

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Ontario, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

Nice bean, good taste.
 
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