Bush Bean/ Dry Bean/ Snap Bean (when young)
Why do we like this bean?
Orca is a big, beautiful, black and white bean that really and truly looks like a mini-Orca Whale (also called Killer Whale). Orca is easy to grow (18 inches tall), hardy and productive. At the end of the summer, you will be rewarded with a treasure trove of beautiful black and white beans which are a delight for gardeners of all ages. The cooked beans taste great and have a ‘mild potato flavour’. Or if you want to eat them before that, when young, they taste great as green beans.
How to Plant: Plant bean seeds in the spring when the soil warms up. For us that is the end of May. Space seeds 3 inches or so apart and sow 1 inch or so deep. Thin to 6 inches apart once seedlings are up. You can also start bean seeds indoors about 2-3 weeks before you want to plant them outside to get a head start on things.
How to Pick Dry Beans: Pick beans when the pods are dry on the plant. All of our dry bean varieties have to reliably dry down by around Sept 15 (when we risk getting frost) and this one does. However, if there is a frost threatening and your beans still need time to dry, pick the pods and bring them inside to dry. They are ready as dry beans when the pods are ‘crunchy’ dry. Shell and use.
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