Sawaroame

Bought this bean as a gamble. I gave to my grandma to grow in her garden as she seems to irrigate more than I and has great yields to show for it. She grew this bean along her south fence (6’ wooden fences)… only got AM and PM sun and still produced beans on every plant though plants only got about 5’. Still produced in zone 6b with less than ideal sun exposure but good irrigation. I experimented and grew some plants indoors prior to last frost and planted some others via seed after last frost. Made little difference.

I’ve grown this bean the past two years and its vigorous growth and prolific production outshines every other bean I’ve grown. I only have a small area for beans, but my first year harvested close to 8 pounds of beans. I did not intend to grow them this year (still eating the previous harvest!) and planted Purple Kingsessing pole beans. Sawaroame volunteered and produced 4 pounds, crowding out the purple Kingsessing. I live in north eastern MD (zone 7a) and sawaroame has enough time to mature. Much further north and frost will likely hit before they can mature. They are definitely a late maturing variety. When cooked, they are delicious and creamy. Definitely give this bean a try!