Flagg / Chester / Skunk

created by Hannah&Stefan at 22.04.2023

Features

Fruit shape

flat

round-oval

Color

white

speckled

Location

planting: greenhouse

planting: outdoor

Growth habit

growth habit: high ranking

growth habit: high

Season Overview

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Planting

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Description

Pod is 13-18 cm/5.1-7.1 in long, flat, green, slightly curved and seeds are black and white spotted, oval, slightly curved, approx. 5 per pod, growth height > 200 cm/2.2 yd. Raw beans are poisonous. When cooked, the poison breaks down and they become a delicacy. Old Mohawk variety, which they sowed with corn for climbing. The name is derived from the beautiful black and white dried seeds, which resemble the color of a skunk, for example. Can also be eaten young cooked as green beans.

Non hybrid

Not frost resistant

Growing tips

Germination at 20-25°C/68-77°F in 5-14 days. The seeds germinate at a soil temperature of 8-10°C - and: The higher the soil temperature, the faster the beans germinate and the more resistant they are to diseases and pests. Growing time 65-75 days.