(P. vulgaris) This medium-sized beige bush bean comes from the town of Quarto d’Altino, about halfway between Venice and Treviso, where it is traditionally used for soups and pasta e fagioli. A gift from our friends Leila and Chandler of Hayshaker Farm, it seemed very much at home in our climate, which shares much in common with its place of origin in the Veneto. Plants were very healthy and high-yielding. Even being one of the last we seeded in the spring, it was among the first to come out in the fall. Be sure to serve creamy Verdon with radicchio so it doesn’t get too homesick! Recognized as a Slow Food producers presidium. 85 days. UO
Packet: 1oz (~60 seeds)
Product Code:BEA-VE-pkt
Availability:In stock
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Direct seed after the last frost date when the soil has warmed.
Note: Beans prefer well-drained, warm soil.
PLANTING DEPTH:
1"
SPACING:
3-5" between plants with 12-24" between rows*
*Pole beans require 5+' between rows.
EMERGENCE:
5-10 days @ soil temp 65-90F
LIGHT:
Full sun to part shade
FERTILITY:
Light to Moderate. Beans can produce their own usable nitrogen from atmospheric nitrogen through a symbiotic relationship with bacteria that colonize specialized nodules in their roots. Too much soil fertility can cause excessive vegetative growth at the expense of pod set and maturity. Beans prefer well-drained warm soil with a pH between 6.0-7.0.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Beans prefer warm soils and may rot at lower temperatures. This is particularly true for white-seeded varieties. You love beans. Patience.
It can be quite beneficial to mix bean seeds with commercially available bacterial "inoculants" to encourage the beneficial symbiotic relationship in the growing plant's root nodules, especially if growing on ground that hasn't been planted with beans before. This can increase yields and improve plant health.
Avoid picking/weeding beans when the plants are wet. This will help prevent the spread of disease.
Provide a trellis for pole beans.
White-seeded varieties are more susceptible to rot when seeded in cool, wet, early-season conditions.
Sow Snap Beans every few weeks for continued harvests.
Harvest dry beans when the pods are brown and dry.
