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Heritage Bean Old Homestead
Heritage Bean Old Homestead
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HISTORY
First offered in 1864 as Texas Pole, then renamed Old Homestead, it was then reintroduced as Kentucky Wonder Pole in 1877. By 1901 it had become so popular that it was listed by over 280 companies.
First offered in 1864 as Texas Pole, then renamed Old Homestead, it was then reintroduced as Kentucky Wonder Pole in 1877. By 1901 it had become so popular that it was listed by over 280 companies.
HABIT
Large vigorous plants grow 5-8' tall and produce clusters of green flattened oval stringless pods of excellent flavor, 7-10" long. For best flavor and yield, pick pods when young (about 5 to 4 inches long).
CULTURE
Beans prefer warm, dry soil so it is best to wait and plant in Late Spring. Rough poles or a trellis or fence 8 feet high are needed for vine support. Cover seeds with 1 inch of soil. Plant 4-6 seeds around each pole and thin to 3 or 4 strongest plants when 2-3" tall. Along fence plant every 4-6 inches and thin to 1 foot apart. Germinates in 6-10 days depending on conditions. Matures in 65 Days.
Beans prefer warm, dry soil so it is best to wait and plant in Late Spring. Rough poles or a trellis or fence 8 feet high are needed for vine support. Cover seeds with 1 inch of soil. Plant 4-6 seeds around each pole and thin to 3 or 4 strongest plants when 2-3" tall. Along fence plant every 4-6 inches and thin to 1 foot apart. Germinates in 6-10 days depending on conditions. Matures in 65 Days.
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