Bush Beans2009 Growing Season: Typically there are bush beans and pole beans. Our page on Growing Beans talks about growing beans in general. Most of the information will apply to all green beans as well. See Pole Beans for more information on growing pole beans. Sometimes beans are referred to as string beans since some types of beans have what look like strings when snapping them. Most brands these days are stringless. However, when the temperature heats up, some types will reveal this.
When planting the beans, place the seeds four inches apart in rows that are eighteen inches apart. I should have done this, but did not so mine did not come out quite as I had hoped. I also used a cheap brand off the shelf instead of going to my usual supplier. My experience tells me that as they get larger, they will need some sort of support to keep them upright. Usually a couple of rows of string should work. Beans are self-pollinating, are easy to germinate and grow as well. Of course now that I said this, I did not have a good season for my beans. I am going to try again in late summer and see what happens. There is nothing like fresh green beans from the garden for dinner. Just be sure that you do not overcook they as they will get mushy.
In the pictures below are beans emerging.
10-19-09 My green beans are looking good so far. In the picture is one with its bud. Soon it will turn into a green bean.
11-07-09 My bush beans are looking good inside the greenhouse. Further down is some I snapped and cooked. They were really good. This is what we are looking for in a good bush bean.
The compact plants yield well despite adverse weather conditions. Adapted to diverse locations, soil, and climate conditions. Purple seeds germinate well in cool soil. Days to maturity is 50. I have also planted the Jade. It is the highest quality bean for gourmet markets. Jade’s beautiful, 6-7" long, slender, deep green pods are exceptionally tender and delicious. Large, upright plants are heat tolerant and produce heavy second early yields. Days to maturity is 53. These should start yielding any day now. 12-28-09 The Jade and Provider produced very well. The green beans were tender and tasted great. They also produced very well. I was highly pleased with how these turned out.
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