Al Wadi Purple Pole Bean is a remarkably sweet purple-podded pole bean developed through collaboration between Cornell University breeders and Zaid Kurdieh at Norwich Meadows Farm in Norwich, New York. This frost-tender climber reaches 6 feet tall and produces tender, flavorful beans ready to harvest in just 66 days. Direct sow after the last frost and watch it bear prolifically for weeks, rewarding you with young purple pods that taste as good as they look.
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Born from a partnership between Cornell breeders and a New York farm, this pole bean delivers genuine sweetness and dependable pod production. The purple pods are best harvested young and tender, and continuous picking encourages even heavier yields throughout the season. You'll get weeks of harvests from a single planting, making it a generous producer for a relatively short 66-day window.
These tender purple pods are harvested young and cooked fresh as a vegetable side dish. They're best eaten when slightly thicker than a pencil to capture their sweetness and tender texture before the pods mature and toughen.
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Direct sow from just after frost until about 6 weeks after frost. Plant seeds when soil temperature is between 60°F and 75°F, spacing them 6 inches apart along sturdy poles or trellises.
Begin harvesting when pods are young and slightly thicker than a pencil, around 66 days after planting. Pick pods regularly and consistently, harvesting all young pods as they mature. This continuous picking encourages heavier production throughout the season. The more frequently you harvest, the longer the plant will continue to produce.
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“Al Wadi Purple Pole Bean emerged from a deliberate breeding collaboration between Cornell University and Zaid Kurdieh at Norwich Meadows Farm in Norwich, New York. Rather than being a saved heirloom passed through generations, this cultivar represents modern agricultural partnership focused on developing superior pole bean varieties. The involvement of both an academic breeding program and a working farm meant that taste, productivity, and practical growing performance were all optimized for gardeners.”