Bush Bean Recommendations for Dry Use

Bitwise Gamgee · February 26, 2009

I grow green (snap) beans for fresh use every year; but, I have never tried growing beans for dried use.

What are some good dry bean varieties for my Tennessee climate? I am interested in bush beans (my limited pole space is reserved for fresh-use green beans).

Where is a good place to buy bean seed?

Many Thanks!
Bitwise

Ruth_10 · February 26, 2009

I am quite new to growing dry beans, so I have limited experience. I've grown Anasazi beans and Vermont Cranberry. The Vermont Cranberry are larger and in my opinion easier to grow and harvet than the Anasazi.

You can use most any type of bean for a dry bean. Just let the pods mature on the vine. I am using excess Blue Lake, Uncle Steve's Italin Pole, and Brown Speckled Greasy beans as dry beans, along with the Vermont Cranberry I grew last year. This summer I will be planting several more dry bean types.

Bitwise Gamgee · February 28, 2009

Thanks for the reply Ruth. Those sound like some interesting beans.

To other bean growers, forget about my climate concern mentioned in the original post ... what are some good bush beans for dry use in general? Thanks!

- Bitwise

DeanRIowa · April 2, 2009

This is my first year as well in growing dry bush beans.

I am trying the following dry bush beans on recommendations of others:

Hutterite
Jacob's Cattle
Pawnee
Vermont Cranberry

What did you decide to grow this season?

Dean

jungseed · April 2, 2009

I think Yin Yang (not sure if this one is bush type) and Peregion are the really neat looking ones. Or try Lina Cisco's Bird Egg, that's a bush type.
Brown Dutch is a compact plant. Black Turtle does not grow well up here (WI) but is a dwarf bush. Topaz is an upright bush type. Calypso is an upright plant that looks alot like Yin Yang
I'm going to be really adventurous and go with Great Northern this year. That's the one I like to use to make baked beans every Tuesday for fish fry during the summer.

montanamato · April 2, 2009

Yin Yang used to be called Calypso, and it is a bush bean...Produces and cooks great...If I had the place to grow these again I would...

Jeanne

Zana · April 2, 2009

I can recommend what I call "Waterloo County Mennonite Pole Beans" aka "Climbing Purple Stripes Bean" or "Purple Stripes Mennonite Bean" for fresh, shelled and dried eating.

Polar_Lace · April 3, 2009

Choice yer' pick!

Scroll down the page till you see DRY BEANS:
http://heirloomseeds.com/beans.htm

I like Pinto beans, and many other kinds.

~* Robin

February 26, 2009	#1
Bitwise Gamgee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: TN z6 Posts: 103	Bush Bean Recommendations for Dry Use I grow green (snap) beans for fresh use every year; but, I have never tried growing beans for dried use. What are some good dry bean varieties for my Tennessee climate? I am interested in bush beans (my limited pole space is reserved for fresh-use green beans). Where is a good place to buy bean seed? Many Thanks! Bitwise

February 26, 2009	#2
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	I am quite new to growing dry beans, so I have limited experience. I've grown Anasazi beans and Vermont Cranberry. The Vermont Cranberry are larger and in my opinion easier to grow and harvet than the Anasazi. You can use most any type of bean for a dry bean. Just let the pods mature on the vine. I am using excess Blue Lake, Uncle Steve's Italin Pole, and Brown Speckled Greasy beans as dry beans, along with the Vermont Cranberry I grew last year. This summer I will be planting several more dry bean types. __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.

April 3, 2009	#8
Polar_Lace Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Z8b, Texas Posts: 657	Choice yer' pick! Scroll down the page till you see DRY BEANS: http://heirloomseeds.com/beans.htm I like Pinto beans, and many other kinds. ~* Robin __________________ It's not how many seeds you sow. Nor how many plants you transplant. It's about how many of them can survive your treatment of them.

February 28, 2009	#3
Bitwise Gamgee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: TN z6 Posts: 103	Thanks for the reply Ruth. Those sound like some interesting beans. To other bean growers, forget about my climate concern mentioned in the original post ... what are some good bush beans for dry use in general? Thanks! - Bitwise

April 2, 2009	#4
DeanRIowa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 5a - NE Iowa Posts: 416	This is my first year as well in growing dry bush beans. I am trying the following dry bush beans on recommendations of others: Hutterite Jacob's Cattle Pawnee Vermont Cranberry What did you decide to grow this season? Dean

April 2, 2009	#5
jungseed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pardeeville, WI Posts: 318	I think Yin Yang (not sure if this one is bush type) and Peregion are the really neat looking ones. Or try Lina Cisco's Bird Egg, that's a bush type. Brown Dutch is a compact plant. Black Turtle does not grow well up here (WI) but is a dwarf bush. Topaz is an upright bush type. Calypso is an upright plant that looks alot like Yin Yang I'm going to be really adventurous and go with Great Northern this year. That's the one I like to use to make baked beans every Tuesday for fish fry during the summer.

April 2, 2009	#6
montanamato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 1,038	Yin Yang used to be called Calypso, and it is a bush bean...Produces and cooks great...If I had the place to grow these again I would... Jeanne

April 2, 2009	#7
Zana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,521	I can recommend what I call "Waterloo County Mennonite Pole Beans" aka "Climbing Purple Stripes Bean" or "Purple Stripes Mennonite Bean" for fresh, shelled and dried eating.