Bean Bush Borlotti 'Red Rooster'
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Bean Bush Borlotti 'Red Rooster' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Red Rooster' has attractive mottled red pods, 13cm long, with 6-7 dark maroon and white seeds when fresh, changing to maroon and tan when dried; it is disease resistant and productive. It is mainly grown for use as a dried bean but the fresh podded beans are delicious. Use dried beans in soups, stews, Mexican dishes and baked beans. Days to harvest: 60 - 70; harvest when the pods rattle, hang upside down undercover; thresh when fully dried; freezing for 2 weeks before storage will kill weevils.
Bean Bush Borlotti 'Red Rooster'
Product: Bean Bush Borlotti 'Red Rooster'
Product type: SEED (30)
Botanical name: Phaseolus vulgaris
Red Rooster' has attractive mottled red pods, 13cm long, with 6-7 dark maroon and white seeds when fresh, maroon and tan when dried; disease resistant and productive. Mainly grown for use as a dried bean but the fresh podded beans are delicious. Use in soups, stews, Mexican dishes and baked beans.
Plant type: Annual to 50 cm high
Sow when: Beans are frost tender; germinate best at 18 - 25°C; seed will rot in cold, wet soil
Temperate: Spring to early summer
Subtropical: All year if frost-free; avoid Dec-Jan
Germination: 7 - 14 days
Depth: 2 - 4 cm deep
Position: Full Sun
Sow where: Direct into garden bed
Soil type: Fertile, well drained, pH 6.2 - 7
Rows: Double rows 60 cm apart
Details: Hill plants, up to 10 cm deep, to protect from wind damage'; water well once after sowing and then do not water again until seedlings appear
Harvest: 60 - 70 days; harvest when the pods rattle, hang upside down undercover; thresh when fully dried; freezing for 2 weeks before storage will kill weevils