Royalty Purple Pod - Organic Bush Bean Seeds

SKU: VBN111

Open-Pollinated

Certified Organic

Heirloom

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Royalty Purple Pod stands out at harvest: deep violet pods are easy to spot when harvesting and turn green when cooked. Tender and stringless, they deliver clean, garden-fresh flavor whether eaten raw, steamed, sautéed, or packed for the freezer. Compact bush plants start early and keep producing with regular picking—great for small beds and for kids who like to “find the purple ones.” Introduced in 1957 by breeder Elwyn Meader, this dependable heirloom is known for strong emergence in cool soils and is noted for resistance to common bean mosaic. Like all legumes, it fixes nitrogen as it grows, quietly improving soil while it fills the basket.

How to Grow

Start seed outdoors after danger of frost has passed, usually 1-2 weeks after average last frost date. Inoculating seeds w/ nitrogen fixing-bacteria may increase yields in areas newly planted in beans. Optimum soil temperature for seed germination is 65-85 degrees. Wait until air & soil has warmed up in the spring. Seeds planted in cold soil can germinate slowly and rot. Pole beans provide many small harvests through most of the summer. Bush beans usually provide one large harvest, with a 2nd smaller harvest a few weeks later.

Growing Specs

Scientific name: phaseolus vulgaris
Days to maturity: 56
Seed depth: 1"
Days to sprout: 5-10
Plant spacing: 2"
Row spacing: 24-30"
Light requirements: sunny
Plant height: 15-20"
Life cycle: annual
Frost hardy: no

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