General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
Vine
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| Life cycle: |
Annual
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Uses: |
Vegetable
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| Edible Parts: |
Fruit
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| Dynamic Accumulator: |
Nitrogen fixer
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Self fertile
Sow in situ
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| Pollinators: |
Bees
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- Snap Bean
- Yellow Bean
- Pole Bean
- Common Bean
- French Bean
- String Bean
- Green Bean
- Aunt Nellie's Yellow Mushroom Bean
Posted by
Weedwhacker (Ford River Twp, Michigan UP - Zone 4b) on Aug 12, 2016 6:21 PM concerning plant:
My 2nd year for growing these and we finally had our first meal with them; last year I had only a few seeds and so left all the pods to mature to multiply the seeds. These are a yellow-podded, tall pole bean (over 8 feet tall), very productive for me in 2016, with very "meaty" pods for a flat-podded type, definitely not like a typical Romano bean. Although I didn't detect a "mushroom flavor" (maybe my palate just isn't that sensitive?), they are a very nice, mild yellow bean, tender and non-fibrous. The pods are nice and straight, averaging about 8 inches long. I'll definitely be growing these heirloom beans again.
Posted by
Weedwhacker (Ford River Twp, Michigan UP - Zone 4b) on May 22, 2015 11:53 AM concerning plant:
Pole bean type. This bean originated in Russia and was obtained by Nellie Chernoff, of Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1952. The pods are yellow and are said to taste similar to mushrooms when cooked. Of note, the pods tend to open ("shatter") when dry.
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