SHELL, SOUP AND BAKING BEANS 

Shell, Soup and Baking Beans
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Jacob's Cattle (Trout) BEAN, SOUP / BAKING 57g seed, USDA Certified Organic	Jacob's Cattle (Trout) BEAN, SOUP / BAKING 57g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price 86 days. [A popular heirloom in northern areas, though it was likely developed in Virginia by Jacob Trout.] Known for its beautiful and distinctive seed color pattern, the large, kidney-shaped beans are spotted with maroon markings on a white coat. Excellent for baking and soups. Pkt ...
	Jacob's Cattle (Trout) BEAN, SOUP 114g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price ...
	Jacob's Cattle (Trout) BEAN, SOUP 228g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price ...
	Taylor's Dwarf Horticultural BEAN, SOUP 57g seed Check Latest Price (Shelly, Wren's Egg) 60 days. Popular shell bean for years. [Dates back to the early 1800's when it may have been brought to the U.S. from Italy.] Plants are semi-runner (14 to 18 in.), producing cream-colored pods splashed with red streaks. Can be used as snaps early in the season, but pods q ...
	Taylor's Dwarf Horticultural BEAN, SOUP 114g seed Check Latest Price (Shelly, Wren's Egg ...
	Taylor's Dwarf Horticultural BEAN, SOUP 228g seed Check Latest Price (Shelly, Wren's Egg ...
	Black Valentine, Dry BEAN, SOUP 57g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price 90 days. This is a dry bush bean which should not be confused with the stringless snap bean of the same name. A productive plant with 3.5" pods and small black seeds. Recommended for burritos and especially black bean soup ...
	Sulphur BEAN, SNAP / BAKING 12g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price (Golden Cranberry, China Yellow) 55 days. [Introduced about 1839. First known as 'China Yellow'.] 'Sulphur' bean is known for its short cooking time, distinctive flavor and its ability to form a thick gravy when baked or boiled. Though this heirloom is not very productive it is an old favorite, ...
CULTURE Beans will grow well in any well-drained garden soil, but do best in a soil with pH above 6.0. After the last frost-free date, plant seeds no more than 1” deep and 2 to 3” apart in a row but do not thin. Beans may benefit from a source of soluble nitrogen (if your soil is low in nitrogen) during the first three weeks until nitrogen-fixing nodules develop, but do not apply nitrogen after this period. DARK- AND LIGHT-SEEDED BEANS: Dark-seeded beans are more resistant to rotting in cool soil than light- seeded beans. Beans need a minimum soil temperature of 65oF (18oC) to germinate well, otherwise rotting may occur. HARVEST: Pick when pods are small, before seeds fill the pods. Keep well picked so that plants continue to bear. DISEASES: Rotate on a 3-year cycle if disease is a problem. Do not cultivate or harvest when foliage is wet since anthracnose, bacterial blight, and rust diseases may be spread. Avoid watering the plants in the evening. INSECT PESTS: Use rotenone, or introduce the Pedio Wasp (Pediobus foveolatus) to give excellent biological control of Mexican bean beetles. SEED SAVERS: Isolate bean varieties a minimum of 25’ for home use. For pure seed an isolation distance of 100 to 150’ is required. PACKET: 2 oz or 57 g (about 130 to 232 seeds depending on variety) sows 20 to 33’.