Succotash Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

Some believe this pole bean from the Narragansett Indian tribe of Rhode Island was featured in a succotash vegetable melody served at the first Thanksgiving. Flat pods are filled with meaty, purple-brown beans shaped like corn kernels sweet and nutty.

• 25 seeds minimum
• Germination: 7-10 days
• Maturity: 100 days
• Direct sow 1-1 deep in full sun after danger of frost has passed. Beans need soil temperatures between 75-85 F to sprout.
• Space plants 3-6 apart; space rows 2-3 apart.