GREEN POD RED SEED ASPARAGUS (YARD LONG) BEAN, ASPARAGUS 7G SEED, USDA CERTIFIED ORGANIC 

Green Pod Red Seed Asparagus (Yard Long) BEAN, ASPARAGUS 7g seed, USDA Certified Organic

Product Code: 11102 Price: Check Latest >75 days. [Pre-1860] Light green pods, slightly smaller than 'Green Pod Black Seed'. Seeds maroon-brown with darker brown streaks. Always a reliable, trouble-free variety that is an excellent home garden variety. Pkt. CULTURE: Asparagus beans are easily grown, produce heavily, harvest easily, thrive in hot weather, are slightly more resistant to drought than snap beans and are tolerant of a wide range of soils. Grow in the same manner as pole beans or along a trellis, 8" apart, 1" deep. Sow in June and make two or three successive plantings about three weeks apart for a steady supply. HARVEST: Harvest when pods reach 12-15", before the seeds fill the pods. The mature beans may be threshed or shelled from the pods and cooked in the same fashion as dried beans. Their flavor is like southern peas but with a drier, nutty quality. Young leaves and stems are also edible. FLAVOR: Sweet and mild resembling the combined flavor of asparagus, mushrooms, and beans. SERVING SUGGESTION: Braid or tie into knots before cooking. SEED SAVERS: Isolate from cowpeas and other varieties of asparagus beans by 150 feet. PACKET: 7 gm (46 to 55 seeds, depending on variety) sows 20’. What struck us about this wonderful bean was it's huge size and tender flavor. With the size of it, 10 or 12 beans can well make a stand alone dish for four people. The plants in our 2003 garden were absolutely loaded with these huge beans and they never slowed down their production until frost. They show a moderate resistance to growing up poles so be sure to help them climb up now and again. -Cricket Rakita