Hidatsa Shield Figure Bean, 1917 Heirloom

$3.45 $3.95 -13% OFF

Hidatsa Shield Figure Bean, 1917 Heirloom

$3.45 $3.95 -13% OFF
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Product description

From the Hidatsa tribe who raised corn, squash, beans, and sunflowers in the Missouri River Valley of North Dakota. Shield Figure beans are described in Buffalo Bird Woman’s Garden (1917). This very productive variety was boarded onto Slow Food USA’s Ark of Taste in 2005. Pole habit, dry, 90 days. ±600 seeds/lb.

  • Pole bean
  • White beans with tan and brown markings
  • Open-Pollinated
  • Very productive
  • Dry bean
  • 90 days
  • 50 Seeds per packet
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    Instructions -

    Sow seeds outdoors after the danger of frost has passed and soil and air temperatures have warmed. Harvest dry beans when the pods are completely mature and dry.

    Direct Seed 2" apart 

    Plant 1" deep

    Support using Trellis, tepee, or fencing

    Full Sun 

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