Thailand Long Bean

Thailand long is a variety from ECHO which our friend Rick turned us on to. Rick learned to appreciate the value of this variety in Thailand. This variety is a multi-purpose type that can be enjoyed as a fresh pod, shelled pea or dry bean. The young pods are a snap bean make a great vegetable. It has a semi-bush sprawling habit and is not aggressively climbing but has some twining tendencies. Rick appreciates this variety as a ground cover under young fruit trees and plants it widely. A double row planted in our raised bed was a little too vigorous for the space and sprawled out to swallow the walking paths. It has been a good cover under young fruit trees on our farm. Our initial experiences with this cowpea are promising with it appearing resilient and extremely healthy. It does not seem to be day-length sensitive and will produce pods during the longest days of the year, giving it an advantage over some of the other types used for cover crops. Rick reports that he has never seen curculio damage to the seeds and that the drying pods have good rot resistance. This is a great multi-purpose variety with a lot of useful traits.

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This listing is for 40 seeds. Vigna unguiculata (possibly subsp. sesquipedalis)