Ahrtaler Köksje

Variety

Ahrtaler Köksje

Approved Data

created by Michael at 27.02.2021

Features

Color

white

red

Cultivation Break

3 Years

Season Overview

Sowing

Harvest

J

F

M

A

M

J

A

S

O

N

D

Description

The Ahrtaler Köksje belongs to the dried or grain bean varieties that have become rare in Germany. In contrast to most pole beans still cultivated, such varieties are not used as a green pod in soup, salad or as a preserved bean, but are used exclusively dried as a strong soup base. In the district of Ahrweiler as well as in the Cologne-Bonn area it is the only regionally proven dried bean. The Ahrtaler Köksje is said to be descended from the French Cocos de Prague beans, which were brought to the Rhine by the Napoleonic occupation troops. The Köksje plants grow along a beanstalk, but do not grow very tall. The pods ripen on the pole for a long time, sometimes until the first frosts at the end of October, which limits cultivation to the climate-favored wine-growing area of the Ahr Valley. Harvesting as a dry bean requires the longest possible post-ripening to allow the beans to dry sufficiently in the pod. The caramel-colored, brown-spotted bean seeds make a creamy, slightly sweet soup. They taste just as good processed into a spread or in a colorful salad. Dried beans are falling into oblivion in Germany, and most of the traditional varieties are disappearing from the variety lists and thus from the market. The köksje is grown only in private gardens in the region, mainly by older people. In addition, there has often been a mixing of the original stocks with other varieties. Therefore, only a few typical strands are still preserved, which should definitely be secured.

Non hybrid

Not frost resistant

Growing tips

6-10 beans spaced 8cm apart in a circle around a pole. Rod spacing 80x90 cm. Sowing depth 5 cm. The seeds germinate more quickly if they swell overnight.

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Moist

Soil

Medium (loamy)

Nutrient requirement

Medium

Plant distance

10 cm

Row spacing

10 cm

Seeding depth

3 cm

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Diseases

Fusarium

Root Rot

Ascochyta blight

Bean Mosaic Virus

Common Bacterial Blight (Bean Blight)

Bean Rust

Downy mildew

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Grey mold

Pests

Bean Seed Fly

Cicadas

Spider mites

Black bean aphid

Aphids

Land snails

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