{"product_id":"karenni-purple-bean","title":"Karenni Purple Bean","description":"\u003cp\u003eKarenni Purple Bean\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e is a purple bush shelling field pea. Karenni farmers from Burma shell this field pea for a fresh bean, often cooked in soup with squash leaves and fresh long beans. This freshly shelled bean can made into fritters by blending the beans with flour then formed into balls and deep fried. The beans can also be steamed then smashed and fried with meat.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis variety is stewarded by Rosa Meh, a leader of Karenni Hope Farm, a community farm at Providence Farm Collective outside of Buffalo, NY. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRosa grows Karenni chilies and specialty beans for local grocers in Buffalo and is beginning to sell seeds in 2024.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDays to maturity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60-65\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeeds per pack:\u003c\/strong\u003e 35-40\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGermination rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 92% on 04\/21\/2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePlanting \/ harvesting notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDirect sow southern peas safely after frost, any time between late May and mid-July. Full sun, plenty of room and airflow. Thin to 2-4\" in row, but give at least 12\" between rows. Harvest leaves for cooking when still young and tender! More leaves will follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSeed keeping notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSouthern peas are self-pollinating, though it is best to isolate different varieties of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eV. unguiculata\u003c\/em\u003e (including black-eyed peas, southern peas, field peas, cowpeas, and long beans) at least 20 feet, if not much farther to avoid unwanted cross-pollination. At our farm, we give them a hundred feet of isolation between different varieties. Allow pods to dry fully into a brown crispy state. This is when they are ready to harvest for seed. If necessary, lay them out to dry a little longer in their pods.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Providence Farm Collective","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44683503141102,"sku":"VIG-025","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2406\/3467\/files\/IMG-7353.jpg?v=1707152290","url":"https:\/\/trueloveseeds.sbs\/products\/karenni-purple-bean","provider":"Truelove Seeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}