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Number of Reviews: 10
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 01/12/2019 by
Halfmoon Charlie
- An intermediate gardener
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Saratoga, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Compact plants with slender, tender, and tasty beans. Well suited for a small space; able to leave them on the plant an extra day or two without getting woody and tough. Prolific, but if you are looking for bushels of beans, this is not the bean for you due to their size. |
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Reviewed on 01/10/2011 by
Labgirl
- An experienced gardener
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Baldwin, Alabama, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I had good luck with these beans two years ago. The timing and weather must have been perfect that year. They were delicious and my nephew called them sweet beans. |
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Reviewed on 03/18/2009 by
alecfree
- An experienced gardener
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King, Washington, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Year-after-year, these are our favorite green bean. Absolutely 5 stars for flavor and reliability. 4-5 stars for picking and planting ease (the plants are not very big--so that can be good or bad, depending on your situation). As the TX grower so emphatically stated, they're not particularly good as a fall crop. I've noticed probably 1/3-to-1/2 the yield in my fall crop, but I'm in the Pacific Northwest and I don't expect to get much from "heat" crops in the fall. We've grown probably 15 or 20 varieties of haricort vert, and these are hands-down the best (for our area, anyway). |
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Reviewed on 12/22/2008 by
Marlingardener
- An experienced gardener
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Falls, Texas, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Planted Masai in the fall here in Central Texas, hoping for a fall crop of beans. Germination was spotty, plants were puny, and the amount of beans from a 15' row was hardly enough for a meal for two. Those that we did harvest were so-so in taste. |
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Reviewed on 07/12/2008 by
NH Seacoast
- An intermediate gardener
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New Hampshire, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| These beans taste wonderful! I kept waiting for them to get big, but realized they were already ripe, and were delicately small. Many straight perfect beans. Some of my plants tipped over; maybe 'cause they had so many beans. (OK, so maybe a cat or a possum got in the garden.) Planted seed very early for NH, May 9th. First big crop today. Gorgeous. |
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Reviewed on 07/06/2008 by
keaauwahine
- An experienced gardener
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Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| We loved the Masai bean for it's rich flavor, straight, dark green pods which hung in bunches and were easy to see and pick. They kept bearing for several pickings. Have replanted several times. Survived drought and heavy rains, hot sun. Mouth watering flavor. Succession planting is good. |
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Reviewed on 01/13/2008 by
Suz
- An experienced gardener
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Dutchess, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This bush bean plant is great for small haricot ver beans. They hold on the plant at a small size over a long period of time for beans (about a week). For my family of 5, however, I need about to stagger the plants, so that I have at least 10 plants in production at a time (that's just for fresh eating). But you can go away on vacation for a week, and the beans are not all inedible (ie, tough, stringy, and big). To cook, bring water to a boil, throw in beans for 3 minutes, and start tasting. When they are al dente (like pasta) they are ready to eat! |
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Reviewed on 01/01/2008 by
gdionelli
- An experienced gardener
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Cabell, West Virginia, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Outstanding flavor and texture. I grew these in containers - makes a neater container plant than some other varieties. Good production. |
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Reviewed on 02/16/2007 by
jhml
- An intermediate gardener
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Dane, Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| My wife's favorite. Very tasty. Yields beans that are easy to pick. One crop is pletiful, the second bit sparse. Very determinate in time of yield. |
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Reviewed on 09/13/2004 by
Catskills
- An experienced gardener
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Ulster, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Delicious, very thin, round bush beans. Very dependable, LOTS of perfect little beans on each plant. Blanch very lightly if freezing. There's always room for a patch of Masai |
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