Bean Climbing 'Cherokee Trail Of Tears'
Bean Climbing 'Cherokee Trail Of Tears' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
An heirloom carried by the Cherokee people as they were forced to march in the winter of 1839 from the Smoky Mountains to Oklahoma, by the US Federal Government over the infamous 'Trail of Tears'. This is an attractive climbing bean with long, pale green pods tinged with purple, the seeds are shiny black. It is mainly eaten as a fresh bean but can also be used dried. Days to harvest: 85.
Product: Bean Climbing 'Cherokee Trail Of Tears'
Product type: SEED (15)
Botanical name: Phaseolus vulgaris
An heirloom carried by the Cherokee people as they were forced to march in the winter of 1839 from the Smoky Mountains to Oklahoma, by the US Federal Government over the infamous 'Trail of Tears'. This is an attractive climbing bean with long, pale green pods tinged with purple, the seeds are shiny black. It is mainly eaten as a fresh bean but can also be used dried.
Plant type: Annual climbing bean
Plant height: Grows to 2 - 3 m; requires a trellis
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
Tropical: Unsuitable
Germination: 4 - 10 days
Depth: 2 - 4 cm deep
Position: Full Sun
Sow where: Direct into garden bed
Soil type: Fertile, well drained, pH 6.2 - 7
Details: Hill plants, up to 10 cm deep, to protect from wind damage; water well once after sowing seed and then do not water again until seedlings appear
Harvest: 85 days: pick daily, early in the morning for the best flavour
15 seeds per packet
Phaseolus vulgaris
Annual climbing bean
Bean Climbing 'Cherokee Trail Of Tears'
An heirloom carried by the Cherokee people as they were forced to march in the winter of 1839 from the Smoky Mountains to Oklahoma, by the US Federal Government over the infamous 'Trail of Tears'. This is an attractive climbing bean with long, pale green pods tinged with purple, the seeds are shiny black. It is mainly eaten as a fresh bean but can also be used dried. Days to harvest: 85.