Friday, March 13, 2009

Phaseolus Vulgaris

AKA: Bean (black-seeded blue lake snap pole bean; Kentucky wonder pole bean; Dry Soup Tiger’s Eye bush Bean; Hutterite Soup Bean)

Planting: fertile rich well drained soil in sun, direct seed after frost danger, half hardy annual, vining to 6’.

Propagation Zone 6/7: Seed/Save

Harvest: Pick long beans when young and tender.

Culinary: Eat whole fruit as vegetable, raw or cooked. Beans can be dried and eaten later, or stored for next season.

Medicinal:

Third Eye Vision: Large seeds are full of power. Pods offer ruffage and cleanse the digestive system from top to bottom. Starch increases in seeds as they age, offering an excellent winter food.

Seeded: Spring 2009

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