|
| Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners is a citizen science program
|
|
|
|
'Hidatsa Shield Figure' Beans |
| |
| Sub-Category: |
Pole
Dry
|
| |
|
| Sub-Category 2: |
| | Description: |
Pole dry bean. Vines bear white beans with speckled tan "shield."
|
| Days To Maturity: |
90
|
| Seed Sources: |
Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014
|
| |
| Rating Summary |
| |
Overall: (5.0 Stars)
Taste: (4.7 Stars)
Yield: (4.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.3 Stars) |
| |
| Reviews |
| |
Login to share your Review of Hidatsa Shield Figure.
Number of Reviews: 3
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 12/27/2014 by
UpstateJohn
- An experienced gardener
|
Overall
Taste
Yield
Ease
|
Monroe, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
|
| 2014 we did our first trial of the Hidatsa Shield bean. The plants did well considering the weather, and blossom set was good. The yield was a little less than our other dry beans, but quite acceptable. The flavor was very delieicous wither by themselves in a soup format, or they readily accepted the flavors of any and all herbs and spices added to the batch. We will continue to plant Hidatsa Shield annually, and would recommend anyone to add to their bean collections. |
| | | 1 of 1 gardener found this review helpful.
|
|
Reviewed on 12/18/2006 by
starflakes
- An experienced gardener
|
Overall
Taste
Yield
Ease
|
Roberts, South Dakota, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
|
| This bean in Dakota does not appreciate the extremes we sometimes have in summer of heat so high it burns the blossoms off. Kentucky Wax for example was more reliable to extreme heat. It does though produce very big beans which germinate easily and start producing a late bean crop. The pods are a bit strong for "green beans" and it is strong as a shell bean. The pods will have some problems if you have late wet periods during drying which you need to watch. The bean though is firm and takes a little extra cooking for soups when dry and goes well with other flavors. The seed keeps very well. In dry areas it will need watering so pamper the plants instead of trying to make them tough it out growing around corn stalks. |
| | | 1 of 1 gardener found this review helpful.
|
|
Reviewed on 06/14/2006 by
PhillipsGuide
- An experienced gardener
|
Overall
Taste
 Yield
Ease
|
Warren, North Carolina, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
|
| This is one of the most flavorful dried beans you will ever grow! It has a firm, dry texture when cooked, and holds added flavors (onions, herbs) very well, but is also exceptionally flavorful even if you add nothing! Easy to grow, germinates quickly. Grow it as the Indians did, next to corn stalks. Both will benefit. |
| | | 1 of 1 gardener found this review helpful.
|
|
|
|
|
Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners is a citizen science program, © 2004-2024, All Rights Reserved
Cornell Garden Based Learning, Cornell University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Horticulture Section
|
VVfG home
