Orca beans are big, beautiful, black and white beans that really and truly look like mini-Orca Whales (also called Killer Whales).
Orca beans are 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 dry beans taste great and have a ‘mild potato flavour’. Or eat the beans when young as green beans, they taste great as green beans.
Bush Bean | Dry Bean | Snap Bean (when young)
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How to Grow Beans? Sowing: Plant bean seeds in the spring when the soil warms up. For us that is the end of May/early June. Keep soil moist until seedlings emerge (1 week or so). Spacing: Space seeds 3 inches or so apart and sow 1 inch or so deep. Thinning: Thin to 6 inches apart once seedlings are up (3 to 4 inches tall).
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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