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Post by buffaloberry on Feb 24, 2022 20:17:00 GMT -6
Greetings dear family! I wanna find out if anybody know far more about the Ohio pole bean besides it being from the 1790s from Fort Wayne, Indiana by the Quakers and gave to the tribes that lived there. I'm investing as much of it as I can for my neighborhood to honor both the Miami and Potawatomi nations that used to range in my region centuries ago. Please let me know your growing experiences with these large and historic beans. Take care.
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Post by macmex on Feb 26, 2022 20:23:12 GMT -6
Hi Blake,
Someone might come along that knows more about the Ohio Pole bean, but it's kind of a rare bean. We shall see.
Here's a link to a description by Tony West of the Appalachian Heirloom Plant Farm. Sounds like a WONDERFUL variety! I got my start of Cherokee Striped Cornhill pole bean from Tony, years ago. His company has great seeds and he is very knowledgeable about Native American varieties.
Here's another link to a description of the Ohio Pole Bean by the Heritage Food Crops organization in New Zealand. They have a good photo of the seed, which is very beautiful. They write: "An Ohio bean of Native American origin, possibly connected to the Native American Kickapoo tribe around Fort Wayne, in the 1790’s. Large pods on disease-resistant, hardy, vigorous vines. The seed is purple with white speckles. Used as a dry bean."
So many beans... so little time to grow them all!
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