GROWING GUIDE - ANASAZI BEANS

Looking to grow beautiful, healthy Anasazi beans in your garden? This guide covers planting, support, watering, and harvesting so you can enjoy them as fresh snap beans or fully dried storage beans.

QUICK FACTS

• Sun: Full sun
• Soil: Well-drained soil
• Planting: After all danger of frost has passed
• Spacing: Sow about 2 in. apart; thin to 4 in. apart
• Support: Trellis or fence recommended (vigorous climber)
• Harvest (dry beans): When pods are brown and fully dry

ANASAZI BEANS PLANTING & CARE

Anasazi beans are a striking maroon-and-white variety with a sweet, nutty flavour and a hearty texture. They’re excellent in baked beans, Tex-Mex dishes, and alongside rice. They’re also drought-tolerant once established and often cook faster than pinto beans (many cooks find they require less soaking).

With successive plantings, Anasazi beans can be enjoyed as green beans or left to mature for dried beans.

PLANTING

• Choose a location with full sun and well-drained soil.
• Plant after the risk of frost has passed and soil has warmed.
• Sow seeds 1–1.5 in. deep, spacing about 2 in. apart.
• Water after planting to settle soil; keep soil lightly moist (not soaked) until germination.
• Thin seedlings to about 4 in. apart once they are established.
• Provide a trellis, fence, or stakes—Anasazi beans are vigorous climbers.
• As vines grow, gently guide them onto the support to encourage upward growth.

CARE TIPS

Watering: Water deeply 1–2 times per week depending on heat and rainfall. Keep soil evenly moist, but avoid waterlogging.

Support: A trellis improves airflow, keeps pods cleaner, and makes harvesting easier.

Fertilizing: Beans fix their own nitrogen. If your soil is poor, add compost before planting or use a light, balanced fertilizer early in growth—avoid heavy nitrogen, which can reduce pod production.

HARVESTING

• For fresh eating (green beans): Harvest pods young and tender.
• For dried beans: Leave pods on the plant until they turn brown and dry.
• Harvest plants or pick pods before prolonged wet weather to reduce mould risk.
• Shell beans and allow them to dry completely before storage.
• Store fully dried beans in a cool, dry place in an airtight container.

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