Bean Mountaineer White Half Runner
An Heirloom German Pole Bean with Tender White Seeds!

Bean Mountaineer White Half Runner

(P) Pkt
Item # 05016-PK-P1
$1.20
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(M) 1/4 lb
Item # 05016-PK-M
$2.20
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(N) 1/2 lb
Item # 05016-PK-N
$4.15
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(L) 1 lb
Item # 05016-PK-L
$7.25
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(R) 2 lbs
Item # 05016-PK-R
$10.20
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(S) 5 lbs
Item # 05016-PK-S
$23.65
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Also known as Old Dutch Half Runner.

Brought to the Dutch Fork Section of South Carolina by early immigrants!
57 days. Brought from Germany by the original settlers of the Dutch Fork Section of South Carolina, Mountaineer White Half Runner (also called Old Dutch Half Runner) is in rich in history as it is in flavor!

This is a tender, slender-podded pole type with succulent white seeds. It boasts terrific yields of old-fashioned, rich "beany" beans that taste and smell terrific.

Many gardeners prefer pole beans for their distinctive "beany" flavor. Because they use vertical space, they free up the horizontal rows in the vegetable garden for other varieties while bearing abundant harvests. They're easier than bush beans to harvest as well. Direct-sow after all danger of frost, and for best harvest, keep sowing at 3-week intervals until late spring. For fall crops, begin in late summer and continue until a month or so before first frost date. Support the 5- to 8-foot vines on a trellis, tower, or poles spaced 3 feet apart. Pkt is 2 ounces (about 100 seeds).

Genus Phaseolus
Species vulgaris
Variety Mountaineer White Half Runner
Days To Maturity 57
Fruit Color White
Habit Vining
Additional Characteristics Edible, Heirloom
Light Requirements Full Sun
Resistance Disease Resistant, Pest Resistant
Soil Tolerance Normal,  loamy
Uses Outdoor
Overall Rating: 5 Stars
Average Based on 1 Reviews Write a Review
Love these beans!
Kay from the Pacific Northwest, zone 7b from WA wrote (September 01, 2011):
Chose these beans because they were heirlooms and I love their taste. Planted them next to ying yang beans and they came up a little later so we had a nice transition. I am picking them before they get too big and they are nice and tender and delicious. I put up some 4 foot stakes and planted they did just fine, lots of beans on the vine. Great sauteed up in the skillet with some olive oil and scallions, topped with fresh parmigiano reggiano!