Description

Bean Deseronto Potato
Phaseolus vulgaris

Dry bean. Climbing plant, need a 2 meters support. White grain.
Harvested dry or fresh shelled. Shells easily. An interesting legume for thickening soups, stews and sauces. They can also be mashed to resemble mashed potatoes. A rare Mohawk bean from the Tyendinaga reserve in Deseronto, Ontario. Also known as Mohawk Moon.

Full sun, well drained soil. Direct sowing after the last frost or indoor sowing 10 days before. 2 cm deep. 15 cm between plants.

Germination: 99% in December 2025
Ecological seeds produced at Catherine’s Ornamental Garden.

Note:
This is an excellent large bean! The texture is creamy, the skin is very thin and it cooks quickly. If you want to keep it intact, you need to simmer it very slowly on low heat, in the slow cooker it’s perfect.

It is sometimes described as a semi-climber, but it easily manages to reach the top of our 8-foot trellises.