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'Tongues of Fire' Beans

Sub-Category:	Bush Dry

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Description:	Bush Italian horticultural-type bean with large, round, red-streaked, 6- to 7-inch, ivory pods and round, buff beans. Harvest for snap beans when 5 inches or dry at full maturity. Also known as Horto and Tongue of Fire.
Days To Maturity:	62-75
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Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)

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Reviewed on 09/10/2009 by Bill Lord - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Strafford, New Hampshire, United States Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Great fresh shell bean with good flavor. Fresh bean is attractive and shells easily if shell is twisted lightly first. Shell color is accurate indicator of bean maturity.

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