beautiful and great producer Review by mmmtomatoes
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They were delicious. I would recommend them to anyone. They beans are really beautiful and have a wonderful meaty taste!.
(Posted on 1/5/10)
great for tiny gardens Review by Unknown
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as a double duty bean, I love this!!! i grow it every year, and it never fails. and i only have about 3' by 2' of garden space, but i get plenty of beans!!!.
(Posted on 12/3/09)
Productive Beans! Review by Kisap Hiker
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After holding on to these seeds for 3 years I finally planted them, not expecting too much. They completely exceeded my expectations!
They were planted along the south wall of my house on 1- 6' bamboo teepee support; they quickly outgrew the poles, climbed up the twine I ran to the second story window, and then continued up my gutters to the roof. If we left our window open this summer, we would have to shoo the vines out of the window when closing it at night.
From one teepee, we had more green beans than we could eat fresh, so I shared them with neighbors, canned them, pickled them...
They are great as fresh green beans, and I plan to use the ones that are out of reach near the roof for dried beans.
Highly recommended!.
(Posted on 9/22/10)
Good growing, productive bean plants! Review by pinecarr
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I also love these beans! I am experimenting with various types of beans for drying, to find which grow best for me, and are a promising, productive food source, and these are one of the best I've found so far.*
The plants grew beautifully, and produced lots of pods. And as someone earlier stated, the dry black beans are beautiful. I had a bowl of them in my kitchen, and the kids can't resist running them through their fingers. (Me neither!)
*Soldier beans also did very well for me..
(Posted on 11/8/10)
Loved them! Review by Megan O
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My 2010 garden was small, and I planted only 3 of these beans. WOW. Not only did I get numerous messes of delicious fresh green beans (pick them small for this, or they will get stringy very fast), a batch of canned "Dilly Beans", but also over 2 cups of dried black beans as well. All delicious. What a return on the investment of 3 seeds! I will definitely grow these again.
While they make great string beans if you can catch them early, which was a challenge for me, I think this variety is probably intended for dried beans, and as others have said, they are really pretty. The pods turn scarlet / purple when the beans start to turn black. Not hard to shell. The vines grew over 7 feet and would have gone taller, I'm sure, had my support system been taller. Pretty pink blooms. .
(Posted on 2/9/11)
Great result of Cherokee Trail of tears Review by Beckums1
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I planted these and had great result. I only planted a small row. had great yield. They took to the Oklahoam sun well..
(Posted on 2/27/11)
Hardy and strong Review by A. Jackson
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I found these growing with great flourish in the area behind my house which I claimed for my own right. I moved these plants to a much smaller and less desirable area and to my amazement they continued to grow. I left them on their own, refusing to water them or feed them, I even planted other plants next to them that would rob them of nutrients and yet again, they continued to grow.
See this I ripped them up by their roots, dragged them many miles away and replanted them in sandy barren soil. I lost a good bit of the plants in the trip and many more died in the poor soil, but the ones who remained alive grew strong. The plants will wither in the presence of alcohol but otherwise remain hardy and produceful. I don't allow them to produce much though, I keep them stunted pretty well..
(Posted on 3/25/11)
Great Tasting & Drought Tollerant Review by Georgia Boy
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This bean has been in our family for over a hundred years....& we have been growing them here in Georgia ....I'm not sure how the first seeds were obtained, but I'd like to think that a Cherokee from Georgia gave them to us prior to their forced march to Oklahoma...This bean is a great producer and somewhat Drought & Bug Tollerant, easy to grow & great tasting..
(Posted on 7/15/11)
A New Garden Staple Review by chicinboots
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This pole bean has become one of my new favorites. I planted them by a trellis near my neighbor's fence, and to my surprise they crept over it and into his tree on the other side! These make a delicious green bean- nice medium size, no strings unless you leave them a long while. They also give a high yield in black beans- from my short little row I got over a quart, but since I'm saving seed next year the yields will be higher. The beans have light pink and white flowers, and when you let them dry on the vine, they turn burgundy to deep purple. Absolutely gorgeous. Lush, full vines, with great beans. They even scrambled over to my tomatoes and held them up on their stakes! Thank you Baker Creek!.
(Posted on 11/1/11)
Good bean Review by highlandpt
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These grew very well for me, highly productive, pretty bug resistant too. My only complaint was the do get stringy if left very long for green beans. They make beautiful dried bean and are easy to shell. I will be growing these again. .
(Posted on 11/12/11)
fabulous Review by pattypearl
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Tried them for the first time last summer. They were delicious and prolific with very pretty little purple blossoms. Will definitely grow them again in 2012..
(Posted on 12/30/11)
New favorite bean Review by Middle TN Gardener
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I grew these beans this past season and they performed amazingly! The tall vines set loads of tasty pods blushed with purple, which turned darker as they matured. I never watered them, even in the heat of the summer which got above 100 degrees several times and they continued producing, albeit at a somewhat reduced rate, they survived hoards of Japanese beetles receiving only superficial damage to the leaves. I had a tough time letting them get mature as they were so tasty as green beans, but i managed to save a good supply of seeds for planting again this year..
(Posted on 1/19/12)
They Never Made It To The Table . . . Review by SilverPaloma
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I chose this bean in hopes of producing my own dried black beans. The vines grew quickly, and vigorously, to the end that I did not have enough height to please them in my trellis. The first thing that captured my fancy was the delicate blooms in a dusty purple shade. I was smitten to the end that once the pods grew large enough to eat as a snap bean, I decided to try them ~ my mouth was flooded with a burst of flavor that created an 'addiction' . . . I could not get enough of these delicious beans! Needless to say, only a few ever made it to the kitchen, on the table. Most were eaten in the garden, right then and there. Alas. Perhaps this year I'll be able to contain myself and allow them to come to fruition in a dried state. :).
(Posted on 2/11/12)
