Bean Bush Borlotti 'Red Rooster'
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.
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
30 seeds per packet
Phaseolus vulgaris
Annual to 50 cm high
Bean Bush Borlotti 'Red Rooster'
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.