_El Centro de la Raza Planter Box Demonstration Garden 2013
Planter #
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Variety
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Notes |
Please pick for snap beans
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Please don't pick, saving for dry beans
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1*
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Amethyst
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Dwarf French bean, stringless purple pods, good for containers
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yes
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2
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Cherokee Trail of Tears
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Native American origin. Carried over the forced march to Oklahoma
in 1838-1839 where over 4000 died. 6”pod, shiny black seeds. Good
eaten as a snap or dry bean.
|
yes
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3
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Dragon’s Tongue
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Dutch origin, wax bean is crisp and juicy. Cream with purple stripes.
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yes
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4
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Blauhilde
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German origin. Stringless round purple pods up to 11” long
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yes
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5
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Serpedor
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Dwarf pale yellow stringless Roma type.
Good for containers |
yes
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6
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Fasold
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Early producer, good raw or cooked, mauve flowers, black seed.
|
yes
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7
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Black Valentine
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Introduced in 1897. Black seeds in 6” pods. Use as fresh snap or dry soup beans. Tolerant of cool weather.
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yes
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8
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Firetongue
(Lingua di Fuoco) |
Italian origin. Stringless pale green
pods with red streaks. Crisp and juicy. Use young pods fresh or
for shell beans
|
yes
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9
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Calypso
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Beautiful black and white dried bean. Sometimes called Orca or
Yin-Yang. Originally from the Caribbean. Good for baking and soups.
|
yes
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10
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Lazy Housewife
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Introduced around 1810, first stringless bean. Heavy yields. White seeds, use as a snap or shell bean
|
yes
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11
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Golden Wax
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Since the 1870’s golden yellow stringless pods, buttery flavor, freezes well.
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yes
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12
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Rattlesnake
(Preacher’s Bean) |
Dark green 8” pod streaked with purple. Fine flavor. Use as a fresh or dried bean
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yes
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13
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Midori
Giant
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Early maturing edamame. Vigorous plants to 15” tall, 2-3 seeds/pod
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yes
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14
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Henderson
(Lima) |
From 1889. Hardy, productive disease resistant. Good for canning (pressure cooker)
|
yes
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15
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Belcampo
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Dark green pod, stringless
|
yes
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16
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Monte Cristo
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Similar to Blue Lake, 10” straight pods, white seeds. Use fresh and for preserving.
|
yes
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17
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Agate
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Soybean. Rare heirloom from New Mexico. Introduced from Japan in 1929, high yields.
|
yes
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18
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Tiger’s Eye
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Originally from Chile or Argentina. Rich flavor, smooth texture. Great for chili or refried beans.
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yes
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19
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Bird Egg
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Brought to Missouri via covered wagon in the 1880”s. Use as a dry bean.
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yes
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20
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Bingo
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Borlotto type, 5 inch pods, cream/green streaked with pink Good dried
for soups and traditional Italian recipes (pasta e fagiole)
|
yes
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21
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Black Coco
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Good eaten as snap, shell or quick cooking dry beans, 6” pods on plants 14”-16” tall.
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yes
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23
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Flambo
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Beautiful cream and fuchsia pods. Good for freezing. Flavor like a fresh lima. Good in soup or pureed in hummus.
|
yes
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24
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Papa de Rola
(Breast of the Dove) |
Origin in
Portugal. Fine for fresh as snap bean, good for soups as a dried bean
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yes
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* Planter box #1 is located nearest the gazebo
