Vegetable Description: This heiloom variety is a great baking bean! Drought tolerant, Soldier beans are tender and meaty and mature in about 90 days. White beans have red markings that resemble a soldier, hence the name!

Vegetable Botanical Name: Phaseolus vulgaris

Other Common Names: Haricot St. Esprit à Oeil Rouge, Holy Spirit in Red Eye

Vegetable Duration: Annual

Vegetable Days to Maturity: 90

Vegetable Seeds Per Oz: 55

Vegetable Height: 18” to 36”

Vegetable Spacing: 3” to 6”

Vegetable Planting: Direct sow outside after danger of last frost. Plant about 4” apart and 1“ below soil surface. Rows should be spaced at 24”-30” apart.

Vegetable Seed Saving: Allow bean pods to dry on plant; then break them open to collect the large bean seeds. Clean and dry the seeds before storage in cool dry conditions.

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