Garafal Oro Pole Bean Seeds

A wonderful old Italian heirloom, intended for use as a green snap bean. Pods are deep green, flat and thick. Italian beans tend to be some of my favourite green beans, and because life can be a comedy, I also find them some of the hardest to save seeds for. Big time. I always get them to dry down, but it’s often cutting it close. However, even though this was a pole bean it’s the first Italian heirloom I’ve grown that not only dried up early but the seeds were all totally perfect – no rough skins, no bumpy seeds. A fabulous romano variety AND not hard to save seed for. The seeds were actually lovely freshly dried (the seeds I planted were light brown with oxidation) coloured a taupe-y pink and quite large. I highly recommend this bean. Rare.  Gratefully received from the wonderful collection of Chris Hoetschel, Oshkosh, Wisconsin.