Quincy Pinto Dry Bean, Organic

High Mowing Organic Seeds - Large, medium- to late-maturing beans with delicious creamy flavor. The first pinto variety with genetic resistance to BCM and CTV, bred in collaboration with Washington State University. Susceptible to Rust. Speckled tan seeds. Very high-yielding pinto ideal for slow-cooking and canning. 

Characteristics:

• Organic, non-GMO, and open-pollinated 
  
• Upright bush habit 
  
• High disease resistance 
• 106 days to bloom 

Instructions - Beans only require average fertility and prefer pH in the 6.0 - 6.8 range. Choose well-drained, warm soils and use inoculants to increase yields where natural Rhizobia populations are low. The optimal soil temperature for germination is 75-95°F. Beans are particularly sensitive to cool soils and are prone to rot if temperatures are below 55°F. Harvest early and often to increase yields. Remove oversized beans to maintain pod production. Dry beans are harvested once in the fall when plants are drying down. Dry further in cool, dry conditions prior to long-term storage. Beans are ready for storage when the seed coat can not be dented by a fingernail. Store beans in a cool dry place. 

• Sow 1-2" Deep
• Plant 2-3" apart 
  
• Space 28-36" apart in rows 
  
• Days to maturity are from direct seeding after frost danger has passed 

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