Midnight Black Turtle - Dwarf Common Bean
This ancient variety, adapted to regions with rainy autumns, offers an abundance of small black beans to be eaten semi-dry or dry. Very popular in Latin America, they are perfect for making soup.
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in the ground
Sow directly in place, 2 to 3 cm deep, every 8 cm, in rows 40 cm apart, or in stacks of 3 to 5 seeds, 40 cm apart in all directions. Plant out 3 weeks after emergence. In mild-climate regions, sow as early as April.
To consume semi-dry beans, harvest the pods as they start to turn yellow. To consume dry beans, wait until they turn yellow and dry completely.
May, June, July
July, August, September, October
in the ground
sunny
fort
all floor types
reheated, rich, drained
Phaseolus vulgaris
mid-season
40 grams
oval
fleshy
for shelling
Black
From 30 to 50 cm
dwarf
South America
1832
This ancient variety, originally from northern Latin America, was brought to the United States in 1832 by Grant M. Thorburn, one of the first U.S. seedsmen. This variety was subsequently bred into the "Midnight Black Turtle Soup" variety.
Grant M. Thorburn
