FREE: Pinto Bean Seeds

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Have a lot of these!!! You get 13 pinto beans (these are the seeds you plant). (a baker's dozen)
Will mail then USPS.

How to Grow
Pintos should be planted after the danger of frost has passed. They require 80-140 frost free days to mature and need soil temperatures of about 70° F for successful germination.Avoid planting too early because they will not tolerate cool, damp roots.

Companion plant pinto beans with cucumbers, celery and strawberries but avoid onion, fennel and garlic.

Use a well draining, loose and fertile soil & manure.

PLANTING
Soak pinto beans overnight prior to planting. Sow each bean with the eye facing down, 1-2 inches deep. Allow 8-14 days for germination when soil temperatures are 70° F – 80° F. Thin seedlings to 6 inches apart once they become established. Allow a little extra space between bush plants for good aeration.

WATERING/CARE
Pinto beans should be watered somewhat sparingly. Wait until just before the soil dries out before watering. Pinto beans can handle a bit of drought but not soggy roots. Water at the base of the plants and try to keep the foliage dry. Wet leaves promote mildew and other fungal diseases.

SUPPORT
Pole varieties of pinto beans will need a trellis, stake or similar means of support as they grow.

FERTILIZING
Pinto beans will benefit from a good feeding from a compost tea about half way through the growing season.

PESTs
Keep a clean, tidy garden. Pintos are often targeted by aphids, leafhoppers, mites and beetles. Use organic sprays, handpick and blast them off with water.

HARVESTING
Pinto beans can be harvested while still green and immature but are best after they dry out on the vine.