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'Charlevoix Dark Red Kidney' Beans
 
Sub-Category: Bush
Dry
 
Sub-Category 2:
Description: Bush dry bean. Plants bear dark red seeds.
Days To Maturity: 80-90
Seed Sources:
 
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Yield: (2.0 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 01/23/2009 by Lewis - An intermediate gardener

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Cumberland, Illinois, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Being a bush bean, these were really easy to plant and grow. That being said, they did not produce many beans per plant. I grew these kidney beans, and also Jacob's Cattle beans last year, and the Jacob's Cattle beans produced twice as many as the Charlevoix Kidney Beans. They tasted fine.
 




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