GREAT NORTHERN BEAN

ORIGINS

COMMON NAME AND SCIENTIFIC

VARIETIES AND FEATURS

• High adaptability
• Resist stains

CLIMATE REQUIRMENTS

• Warm
• Long growing season
• Dry wet leaves will rot

SOIL TYPES

• Will rot in cool damp soil
• Needs well draining soil
• Produces own nitrogen

PLANTING

• Sown by hand
• Dosent do well transplanting
• 6 in apart
• Direct seeding

WATER REQUIREMENTS

• Leaves rot if directly watered
• Check soil frequently
• Water when top soil is dry

GROWTH CHARACTERISTIC

• Pale leave low nitrogen
• Produces own nitrogen
• Grows vines

PEST

• Bean leaf beetle
• Vegetable leafminer
• Mexican bean beetle

HARVESTING

STORAGE

• Can
• Dry out

MAJOR USES

• Pork and beans
• Bushes
• Bake beans
• Soups