Helda – Organic Bean Seed

New! Organic substitute for Northeaster.
Vigorous plants produce pods quickly, with the same excellent eating quality growers expect from Northeaster. Very similar to Northeaster, but with slightly shorter pods that are paler in color. Flat green pods avg. 7–8" long and 1" wide. Pole bean; requires trellising. White seeds. USDA Certified Organic. Avg. 800 seeds/lb. Packet: 50 seeds.
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Phaseolus vulgaris
CULTURE: Grow pole beans on trellises, poles, or mesh fencing (such as Hortonova). Sow seeds 1" deep, spaced 3" apart in rows 4′ apart after soil temperature exceeds 60°F (16°C). If using poles, plant 4-6 seeds at the base of each pole. Inoculants can increase yields.
DISEASES: Plow under or remove and compost bean straw in the fall to hasten destruction of most disease organisms. For sclerotinia white mold control, plant at wider row spacing to promote drying of plant leaves and soil. Practice a 3-year crop rotation, preferably into corn or grain crops. All our pole bean seeds are Halo-Blight free.
INSECT PESTS: Mexican bean beetles can be controlled with insecticides such as pyrethrin or azadirachtin.
HARVEST: Harvest regularly to encourage new pod set.
STORAGE: Store at 40°F (5°C) and 90% relative humidity for 7–10 days.
AVG. SEEDING RATE: 50 seeds/12′ or 10 poles; 250 seeds/60‘ or 50 poles; 500 seeds/120′ or 100 poles; 1M/ 250′ or 200 poles.
SEED SPECS: SEEDS/LB.: See individual varieties.
PACKET: 50 seeds, sows 12′ or 10 poles.