Takamatu Black Bean seeds

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BEAN
Takamatua Black Seeded
Preservation Packet
NZ Heritage (Phaseolus coccineus)
Description: Runner, green snap, shell out, dry bean.
This bean came to New Zealand originally with Henry
Harrington’s grandparents. They have hard black shiny
beans. It can be eaten when young as a green snap bean,
they are very tasty, or as a shellout or dried bean as well.
Great multipurpose bean!
Sowing: Direct sow in Spring or plant into trays to
avoid bird and slug damage. Plant into deeply prepared
beds 20 cm apart and pinch tops out at 30 cm above
ground for maximum production. Prefers to grow with roots
in a cool moist enviroment. Beans stop setting if too hot or
dry.
Approx 6 seeds per packet
Batch number: PHcG0055
Sow by: September 2027
Organically grown in NZ, especially for home gardens,
| taste, nutrition and disease resistance.
From our Past, for our Future.
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