Granny (Tick, Old-Time Brown Stick, Leer) Pole Green Bean
25 Seeds
Also known as Tick Bean, Old-Time Brown Stick, and Leer Bean, Granny is an old, rare, pole-type bean collected from the Smoky Mountains of Cocke County, Tennessee and offered on the Seed Savers Exchange by legendary seed saver, John Coykendall. Plants produce excellent yields of fat, slightly curved pods containing round, brownish-gray seeds. Coykendall reports that the variety was once common to the Smoky Mountain farmers of east Tennessee and was traditionally used for canning or later as a shelled dry bean. We cooked them up with some onions and salt pork and found them to be tender, flavorful and extra hearty. A great variety indeed! 70 days to harvest. Each packet contains a minimum of 25 seeds.
Also known as Tick Bean, Old-Time Brown Stick, and Leer Bean, Granny is an old, rare, pole-type bean collected from the Smoky Mountains of Cocke County, Tennessee and offered on the Seed Savers Exchange by legendary seed saver, John Coykendall. Plants produce excellent yields of fat, slightly curved pods containing round, brownish-gray seeds. Coykendall reports that the variety was once common to the Smoky Mountain farmers of east Tennessee and was traditionally used for canning or later as a shelled dry bean. We cooked them up with some onions and salt pork and found them to be tender, flavorful and extra hearty. A great variety indeed! 70 days to harvest. Each packet contains a minimum of 25 seeds.
