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Easy to grow. Cranberry beans are a versatile bean.
These are super creamy, meaty and gorgeous beans. If you're new to the heirloom bean world or a seasoned fanatic, and you haven't tried these, drop everything you're doing and try growing these for their rich and velvety soup broth. You will enjoy them immensely.
Thought to be originally from Colombia and then bred in Italy,Cranberry beans are thin skinned and create a soft and dense texture.
Cranberry beans are a shell bean prized for their maroon-speckled beans and compact, erect growth habit. As annuals, they will grow in most areas with few problems, although they require at least 75 frost-free days to produce a mature crop Cranberry beans must be planted at the right time of year and under the correct soil, light and moisture conditions to perform their best. In addition, the seeds must be planted directly in the garden rather than in starter pots since cranberry beans do not transplant well.
Sow seeds at a depth of 1 inch. Space the seeds 2 inches apart in rows spaced 20 inches apart.
May grow over 3 ft and will need some support.
Beans are grown to full maturity, usually harvested in fall after the pods have matured and the leaves of the plant have dried and fallen. Dried beans can be stored in a cool, dry place for up to a year or more.
Grown in Kentucky's clay soil in zone 6.