{"product_id":"bean-bush-dry-zolfino","title":"Bean, Bush Dry, 'Zolfino'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Ark of Taste Heirloom* \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003e(P. vulgaris)\u003c\/em\u003e During the 1999 World Trade Organization Meeting’s “Battle in Seattle,” while protests and chaos reigned in the streets, inside the proceedings, Italian Agricultural Minister Paolo de Castro stood up and waved a bag of beans in the faces of the assembled neoliberal bureaucrats. The meaning? To express a need to protect genetic heritage and regionalized biodiversity against the onslaught of global free trade and cultural hegemony. The Beans? “Fagioli Zolfini” from the Valdarno, a hilly region of eastern Tuscany. At one point nearly extinct, its production was resurrected by an “Associazione del fagiolo Zolfino del Pratomagno,” and the bean was boarded on Slow Food Italy’s \u003ci\u003eArk of Taste\u003c\/i\u003e in 2000. The small, thin-skinned, light yellow beans (zolfo means “sulpher” in Italian) cook up with a wonderful creamy texture and really only need a bit of sage, rosemary, salt, pepper, and good olive oil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the Pratomango, there is a tradition, \u003ci\u003eFagioli al fiasco\u003c\/i\u003e, where the beans are placed in an old-fashioned Chianti-type wine flask (\u003ci\u003efiasco\u003c\/i\u003e) and cooked overnight in a wood-fired stone oven with the remaining embers and heat from the day’s bread baking. *sigh* Our culinary lives should be so romantic… Bush type with \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ea very slight\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003erunning habit.\u003cbr\u003eTry this!: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.101cookbooks.com\/how-to-cook-beans\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003eFiasco-Style Beans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e95 days. UO\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacket: 1oz (85 seeds)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[split]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSOWING:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirect seed after the last frost date when the soil has warmed.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote:\u003c\/em\u003e Beans prefer well-drained, warm soil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLANTING DEPTH:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPACING:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3-5\" between plants with 12-24\" between rows*\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Pole beans require 5+' between rows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEMERGENCE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5-10 days @ soil temp 65-90F\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLIGHT:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull sun to part shade\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFERTILITY:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight to Moderate. Beans can produce their own usable nitrogen from atmospheric nitrogen through a symbiotic relationship with bacteria that colonize specialized nodules in their roots. Too much soil fertility can cause excessive vegetative growth at the expense of pod set and maturity.\u003cbr\u003eBeans prefer well-drained warm soil with a pH between 6.0-7.0.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL NOTES:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeans prefer warm soils and may rot at lower temperatures. This is particularly true for white-seeded varieties. You love beans. Patience. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt can be quite beneficial to mix bean seeds with commercially available bacterial \"inoculants\" to encourage the beneficial symbiotic relationship in the growing plant's root nodules, especially if growing on ground that hasn't been planted with beans before. This can increase yields and improve plant health. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvoid picking\/weeding beans when the plants are wet. This will help prevent the spread of disease. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProvide a trellis for pole beans. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite-seeded varieties are more susceptible to rot when seeded in cool, wet, early-season conditions. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSow Snap Beans every few weeks for continued harvests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarvest dry beans when the pods are brown and dry. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Pkt","offer_id":37838673117358,"sku":"BEA-ZO-pkt","price":4.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1\/2 lb","offer_id":37838673150126,"sku":"BEA-ZO-1\/2lb","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1 lb","offer_id":37838673182894,"sku":"BEA-ZO-1lb","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/6203\/2046\/products\/zolfino_1.jpg?v=1606175238","url":"https:\/\/www.uprisingorganics.sbs\/products\/bean-bush-dry-zolfino","provider":"Uprising Seeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}