Logan County Greasy Cut-short Heirloom Bean

Cut-short beans like this variety have a more primitive appearance than modern green beans, with the beans packed so closely in the pod that the seeds tend to have square ends. This is a late variety that bears short 3.5 in. pods in abundance. Pods are shiny from lack of pubescence (‘greasy’) and should be picked when the seeds are plump, destringed, and cooked slowly for 30 min. Vines are moderately vigorous and require a trellis or teepee and bear clusters of pods evenly up the plant. Maturation is quite uniform, so it’s easy to get enough for a meal. Extremely meaty and high in protein, they can be slightly bitter and quite starchy. This variety also produces high yields of dry beans that cook up firm and a little dry. Since this rugged variety is drought-tolerant and even retains an ancient trait of pod shattering at maturity, I’d choose this as my favorite variety in a survival situation; it might even naturalize in some locations. Approx. 75 days from seed to harvest. Grown in Morgantown, WV from seeds curated by the Sustainable Mountain Agriculture Center in Livingston, TN and originally from the Dingess family in Chapmanville, West Virginia. Germination 99% 11-22-2023.