Dry Bean 'Garden of Eden'

Simple to grow, would have climbed to 10 ft. if I'd had taller support. Abundant beans this summer although our area had little or no ra...Read Morein for weeks. I'm not usually a pole bean fan but these have an extraordinary buttery taste even when they are 7 inches long. Protect from wildlife when small - rabbits and deer like the shoots.
Cook in boiling H2O only for a minute or two. Can also be scalded and frozen.

I have not grown this plant yet, information only.

A family heirloom from the Benzing's of New Jersey. They were given a h...Read Moreandful of these beans in the 1950's from a friend who got them from a neighbor who brought them from Spain or Portugal.

They can be snapped and used fresh or allowed to dry for shell beans. Seeds are brown with darker brown stripes.