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Red Tail Bush Bean - Organic

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Phaseolus vulgaris
(58 days) Open pollinated.

An excellent deep green bush bean from bird lover and EarthWork Seeds plant breeder Dr. John Hart, who named the bean “to inspire awareness of the complex interactions between agriculture and wildlife.” In our fierce parched summer 2020 trials, this 5½"-long green bean captured our taste buds with its crisp texture, sweet flavor and unique floral notes. Having aced our follow-up trial in wildly fluctuant 2021 conditions, Red Tail’s high yield and quality despite stress should make it as broadly adapted as its namesake raptor. White seed. High resistance to CBMV and CTV. Intermediate resistance to R. PVP. 2022 Fedco introduction.

*All sale seed exceeds Fedco’s quality standards in addition to the federal germination standards. Discounted item sales are final and ineligible for refund or replacement. Germination rates of current and recent seed lots are available on our germination page.

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Quick Details
Hybrid Status
open pollinated
Days to Maturity
58 days
Lifecycle
annual
Color
green
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Additional Information

Bush Beans

About 60-100 seeds/2 oz packet. Seed sizes vary significantly by variety.

Pick frequently for maximum and steady yields, but avoid harvesting or disturbing foliage in wet conditions to prevent spread of fungal diseases. Successive plantings can be made every 2 or 3 weeks until midsummer.

Darn it! Why are my bush beans vining like pole beans?

The main reason many of us plant bush bean varieties is so we don’t have to construct trellises, so it can be frustrating when a bush bean starts vining. You might blame this unexpected behavior on an off-type or a seed issue. Nope. Growing conditions can trigger vining. All bush beans were bred from pole beans, and under certain circumstances their ancestral vining trait awakens. Inadequate sunlight, high-nitrogen soil or excess water can all cause a bush bean to take off like a pole-ster.

Plant beans in full (or almost full) sun; don’t go crazy with the fertility; avoid overwatering; and consider doing a soil test to make sure you have a good balance of available nutrients. And if your bush beans vine anyway, avert a tangle by snipping off runners to encourage plants to branch and bush out.

Beans

  • All beans are open-pollinated.
  • Days to maturity are from seeding date.

Culture: Tender, will not survive frost. Inoculate with a legume inoculant, then plant seeds 3–4" apart in rows 24–30" apart after all danger of frost has passed and soil has warmed. Minimum germination soil temperature 60°; optimal range 70–80°. White-seeded beans are generally more sensitive to cold soil temps than dark-seeded varieties. Legumes have moderate fertility needs and can fix their own nitrogen.

Saving Seed: Saving bean seed is easy! Leave pods on the plants to dry. Hand shell, or stomp pods on a tarp. To ensure true-to-type seed, separate varieties by 30 feet.

Diseases:

  • ANTH: Anthracnose
  • BBS: Bacterial Brown Spot
  • CBMV: Common Bean Mosaic Virus
  • CTV: Curly Top Virus
  • DM: Downy Mildew
  • HB: Halo Blight
  • NY 15: NY 15 Mosaic Virus
  • PM: Powdery Mildew
  • PMV: Pod Mottle Virus
  • R: Rust
  • SC: Sclerotina

White mold, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, affects more than 300 plant species. In beans, low humidity, good air circulation and wider spacing, both between plants and between rows, reduce the likelihood of this soil-borne infection.

Germination Testing

For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.

Our Seeds are Non-GMO

Non GMO

All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.

Shipping

From early May through mid-December, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.