BEAN, SNAP BUSH VARIETIES
  • Tendergreen Improved Tendergreen Improved
    Tendergreen Improved

    HEIRLOOM. This vigorous plant produces long, straight and perfectly round 6" pods. Unusually long pods boost yields. Great home garden or fresh...

  • Royal Burgundy Royal Burgundy
    Royal Burgundy

    HEIRLOOM. Delicious 5" long, deep purple pods are highly productive. Beautiful display for market. Stringless pods turn green when cooked. 55 Days.

  • Strike Strike
    Strike

    HEIRLOOM. Large vigorous grower with high yields. Attractive, slim, very smooth green pods about 5.5“ long. Holds well for shipping. 55 days.

  • Kentucky Wonder Bush Kentucky Wonder Bush
    Kentucky Wonder Bush

    HEIRLOOM. A dark green, very flavorful bush variety. Good yields and easy to harvest. 58 days.

  • Provider Provider
    Provider

    HEIRLOOM. A favorite of many market growers with green 5-8" pods and early high yields. Widely-adapted, stress-tolerant and good disease resistance....

  • Cherokee Wax Cherokee Wax
    Cherokee Wax

    NATIVE AMERICAN HEIRLOOM. Bush type plant produces excellent yields of 6” long yellow wax beans. Excellent fresh, canned, or frozen. 58 days.

  • Dragon Tongue Dragon Tongue
    Dragon Tongue

    HEIRLOOM. Remarkably flavored large yellow pods with bright purple streaks. A high yielding and versatile bean eaten fresh, shelled or dried. 57-95...

  • Royalty Purple Pod, ORGANIC Royalty Purple Pod, ORGANIC
    Royalty Purple Pod, ORGANIC

    HEIRLOOM. Delicious 5" long, deep purple pods are highly productive. Beautiful display for market. Stringless pods turn green when cooked. 55 Days.

  • Maxibel Haricot Vert , ORGANIC Maxibel Haricot Vert , ORGANIC
    Maxibel Haricot Vert , ORGANIC

    Very straight, dark green, 7” pods are borne on 22-26” tall sturdy bushes. Seeds are mottled purple. Great bush bean flavor. The concentrated...

  • Romano Romano
    Romano

    A bush version of the "Romano Pole Bean." Low spreading plants produce straight, thick pods. Pods are stringless. Good for canning, freezing, and...

ALL ABOUT BEAN, SNAP BUSH
Bean, Snap Bush
seeds per oz.: 90
seed wt per row: 8 oz
yield per 100' row: 80 lbs
days to maturity: 50 - 75
time to viability: 3 - 6 years
soil temperature: 60 - 80
planting depth: 1"
seed spacing: 2 - 4"
row spacing: 18"
mature spacing: Don't thin
succession: y
self seeding: n
Description: Beans, which have been cultivated for thousands of years throughout the world, are part of the legume family. They grow in pods and come in a huge profusion of colors and forms. They are eaten both fresh and dried and grow on plants that can stand alone. They have the ability to fix nitrogen in the soil and, thus, make good rotation partners in the garden for plants with a high requirement for nitrogen. Fresh beans can be frozen, canned or dehydrated. Nutrients: dietary fiber, protein, vitamins A and C and riboflavin.
Guidelines: Growing: Direct seed after danger of frost in well drained soil which has had a chance to warm up. Beans can be planted in succession until mid-summer. Plant Seeds: 1" deep with 2-3" between seeds, in rows 12-18" apart. Soil Temp: 75-90?F. Days to Emergence: 8-16. Seeds/Oz: 90. Seed Wt./100' Row: 8oz. Average Yield/100' Row: 40-50lbs. Days to Harvest: 60-90. Seed Viability in good conditions: 3-6 years. Companions: Beets, Cabbage family, Carrots, Nasturtium, Radish. Antagonists: Basil, Fennel, Garlic, Leek, Onions.
Companions:
Carrot

Carrot

Carrots

  • Tendersweet
  • Little Finger
  • Red Core Chantennay
  • Danvers, ORGANIC
  • Atomic Red
  • Scarlet Nantes
Cabbage Family
nasturtium
Antagonists:
Onion

Onion

Onions

Leek

Leek

Leek