'Alice Sunshine' Dual-Purpose Bean

Phaseolus vulgaris Origin: Paynesville, Minnesota Improvement status: Cultivar Seeds per packet: ~35 Germination tested 10/2024: 91% Life cycle: Annual This is a wonderful dual-use short-season bean bred by the late great bean breeder Robert Lobitz of Paynesville, Minnesota (who also bred the beloved 'Koronis Purple' bean, among many others). Tasty six-inch snap beans start to appear roughly 50 days after planting, and dry beans about a month later. This is a productive bush bean that grows to about 20" tall without the need for a trellis. The flowers are white. The beans themselves are very striking in appearance, with a golden-orange splotch and scattered dots on a cream-colored base. Dusty grew these beans in Milaca, Minnesota — proudly bringing this great local bean back to the Gopher State! GROWING TIPS: Direct seed after danger of last frost, probably early to mid-May, or as late as early to mid-June. Rows could be a 12-16 inches apart, plants could be 5-8 inches apart. Eat the