Robert Hazelwood is a dry bean variety that thrives across a remarkable range of North American climates, from zone 2 through zone 10. This Phaseolus vulgaris cultivar reaches harvest maturity in about 100 days, giving gardeners in most regions enough time to bring beans to full dryness before fall frost arrives. Direct sown into warm soil after frost danger passes, it rewards patient growers with beans ready to thresh and store for months of cooking.
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Robert Hazelwood performs best when given sturdy support for its tendrils to climb, and the key to success is allowing the beans to mature fully on the plant before harvest. If your growing season cooperates, you can leave the vines standing until the pods dry completely, then simply thresh them to release the beans inside. In colder regions where frost threatens before full maturity, you can pull the entire plant at the last moment, hang it to dry indoors, and thresh it afterward, ensuring no harvest is lost to early cold.
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Direct sow outdoors as soon as the threat of frost has completely passed. Sow seeds 1-2 inches apart, then thin to 3-6 inches apart once seedlings are established.
Allow the beans to dry fully on the plant if weather permits, harvesting the pods before the first fall frost arrives. If early frost threatens and pods are not completely dry, pull the entire plant at the last possible moment, hang it to dry indoors in a sheltered location, then thresh the dried vines to remove the beans.
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