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'October' Beans
 
Sub-Category: Bush
Dry
 
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Description: Native American bush dry bean from Tennessee. Cream-colored seeds are speckled with reddish-purple.
Days To Maturity: 85-90
Seed Sources:
 
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Reviewed on 11/18/2009 by UpstateJohn - An experienced gardener

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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

A great dry bean with a superb flavor. Produced quite well during 2009 even in a cooler than normal summer in upstate NY.
 

Reviewed on 01/09/2008 by crabapple - An intermediate gardener

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Monroe, West Virginia, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

This is the traditional Appalachian dry / shelly bean. Related to Vermont Cranberry and Borlotti, in my experience it's smaller and has more variety in the dry-bean color. But those little shrunken dry beans really plump up in soup. Tasty. (Oh, easy to grow, too.)
 




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