Fabacées • Phaseolus vulgaris var. nana

Fortin dried beans - Organic

"When traditions take root, they nourish the seasons to come."

$4.49

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The Fortin dry bean is an heirloom variety from Quebec, rooted in the Cap-Saint-Ignace region (Chaudière-Appalaches), where several generations of the Fortin family have carefully cultivated it. Hardy and deeply adapted to local conditions, this legume embodies a living heritage of Quebec's food garden.

Its compact, dwarf habit makes cultivation and harvesting easy, while its long, yellow pods contain numerous beige peas marked with a black eye, typical of the black-eyed pea variety. It is renowned for its exceptional productivity, yielding up to 45 lbs of harvest from a single pound of seed. Resistant to diseases and pests, it integrates easily into ecological crop rotations and naturally enriches the soil with nitrogen.

  • Growing climate: Cool temperate climate
  • Sowing difficulty level: Easy
  • Care required: Occasional

Annotation: fairly hardy plant, tolerates cool but not waterlogged soils.

Traditionally grown for its dry beans, the Fortin bean is used in the preparation of hearty and nourishing dishes, perfect for the colder seasons. Its black-eyed beans are prized in soups, stews, and rice dishes—particularly in the style of the "black-eyed peas" of the southern United States.

It can also be eaten young in pods, but its full richness is expressed once dried, offering a smooth texture and a mild taste, typical of Quebec heritage beans.

Fortin dried beans - Organic

Fortin dried beans - Organic

$4.49

$4.49

écoumene seeding advice

Seeding type

Outdoor seeding

Germination time

5-12 jours

Germination temperature

21° to 27° Celsius

Sowing depth

Sow seeds 2-3 cm deep

Transplantation

Transplantation not recommended

Technical

Row sowing

Growing conditions

Number of days to maturity

Harvest at ± 50 days

Hardiness zone

Zone-3b

Distance between plants

45 cm

Distance between rows

60 cm

Optimal brightness

Sun plant

Soil texture

Loose (silty) soil

Soil moisture

Cool, well-drained soil

Soil fertility

Plant not very demanding in bacteria-dominant compost

optimal soil pH

Low acidic pH

Average plant height

35 cm

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