BEAN: RED ROOSTER

(PHASEOLUS VULGARIS)

BUSH

BORLOTTI

Red and cream mottling on the pod and seed. Eat young & stringless or leave on the bush to dry before harvesting. Store after beans bashed with a hammer shatter rather than smoosh. Use dried beans in soups, Mexican dishes, & casseroles.

WHEN TO PLANT

Cool Climate:  After risk of frost: OCT, NOV, DEC, JAN

Temperate: SEP – MAR

Sub – Tropical: APR, AUG – NOV

Tropical: MAR – AUG

Arid: MAR, APR, MAY, SEPT OCT, NOV

SOIL PREFERENCES

PH 6-7.5

Rich, well-drained soil

GROWING TIPS

Direct sow 5cm deep-water once after sowing and not again till they germinate.

Space 10-15cm apart. Leave on the bush to dry before harvesting.

Beans are ready to store when they smash rather than smoosh when hit with something hard

DAYS TO HARVEST

60 Days (fresh) 90 Days (dry).

APPROX 30 SEEDS

OPEN POLLINATED SEED 100% TASMANIAN GROWN

GROWN ORGANICALLY