{"product_id":"heritage-bean-old-homestead","title":"Bean Old Homestead","description":"\u003cp\u003eHISTORY:\u003cbr\u003e\nFirst offered in 1864 as Texas Pole, then renamed Old Homestead, it was reintroduced as Kentucky Wonder Pole in 1877. By 1901, it had become so popular that it was listed by over 280 companies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHABIT:\u003cbr\u003e\nLarge vigorous plants grow 5–8 feet tall and produce clusters of green, flattened, oval, stringless pods of excellent flavor, 7–10 inches long. For best flavor and yield, pick pods when young (about 4 to 5 inches long).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCULTURE:\u003cbr\u003e\nBeans prefer warm, dry soil, so it is best to wait and plant in late spring. Rough poles, a trellis, or a fence 8 feet high are needed for vine support. Cover seeds with 1 inch of soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePlant 4–6 seeds around each pole and thin to 3 or 4 strongest plants when 2–3 inches tall.\u003cbr\u003e\nAlong a fence, plant every 4–6 inches and thin to 1 foot apart.\u003cbr\u003e\nGerminates in 6–10 days depending on conditions.\u003cbr\u003e\nMatures in 65 days.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plants Hart's Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Retail Packet","offer_id":50180565139742,"sku":"BCKW","price":2.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/3922\/5118\/files\/HeritagePoleBeansOldHomestead_023497686809_FRONT.jpg?v=1758980667","url":"https:\/\/plantshartsseeds.com\/products\/heritage-bean-old-homestead","provider":"Plants Hart's Seeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}