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'Roma II' Beans |
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Bush
Green
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Bush, Italian-type, green/Romano bean with 15- to 18-inch plants bearing 4 1/2- to 6-inch, stringless, flat, medium-green pods with white beans. Heavy cropping for several weeks. Use for snap or green shelling. Freezes well. Resistant to bean mosaic virus, common bean mosaic, northern leaf blight (race 15), papaya ring spot and rust.
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53-54
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| Seed Sources: |
Gurneys Seed & Nursery Co. - updated in 2019
Lake Valley Seed - updated in 2011
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.3 Stars)
Taste: (4.5 Stars)
Yield: (4.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.3 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 6
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 04/12/2008 by
biotom
- An intermediate gardener
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Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| As I said in my review of tomatos last year was our first year on our farm. Boy did I screw things up Planted these beans in mid March 2 forty foot rows. I got 2 plants By mid June I replanted and even with the season so late got good results. Like I said thought I knew it all. Very poor soil and total lack of knowledge. Felt like Oliver on Green Acres. Second planting yielded real well. These I do eat. For flavor they can not be beat and freeze very well. Spent all fall and winter getting an education on nothering vegtable farming. I grew up in Central Florida. Big world of differance in growing conditions Should have paid closer attention in FFA classes Anyway this year is a differant plan of action and will post results on all the differant vegtables we are growing. Like I said for ease of growing and taste great bean |
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Reviewed on 10/16/2007 by
Billy B
- An experienced gardener
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Greene, Missouri, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 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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| we find roma II to be one of the best taisting and easy to grow beans that we have tried. They have no strings taiste great and are very productive |
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Reviewed on 02/15/2007 by
Sher0462
- An experienced gardener
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Converse, Wyoming, 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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| This is my favorite Italian bean and also my customers. They have made converts of many who have never tried this type of bean. Sweet, nutty flavor and only require light steaming. Excellant for freezing for winter use. Can get tough if left to get too big. I like to pick before the inside bean gets too large and prominant. |
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Reviewed on 05/14/2006 by
farmerdill
- An experienced gardener
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Richmond, Georgia, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 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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| This cultivar does not perform at all here. Probably a good bean in a different soil type or further north. |
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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
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| Big yields, great taste, excellent freezer for winter use. |
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Reviewed on 09/10/2004 by
EveAriel
- An experienced gardener
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Oneida, New York, 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
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| Fast and bountiful crop. No pest or disease problems at all (with organic fertilizers). Can grow two crops in same space in a season, with organic soil amendments after first crop.
Chicken wire fence in dome over the young plants discourage deer, who love them. |
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