Bean (Bush), Contender Bush Bean Seeds – Organic, Heirloom

Variety Info.:

Botanical Name: Phaseolus vulgaris

Days to Maturity: 50 days

Family: Fabaceae

Native: Mexico and South America

Hardiness: Frost-sensitive annual

Plant Dimensions: 12″–20″ tall, wide

Variety Information: 6″–8″ long, round-oval, slightly curved pods. Also resistant to common bean mosaic virus.

Type: Snap bean

 

Sowing Info.:

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 65°F, ideally 70°–85°F. Successive Sowings: Every 7 to 14 days up to 80 days before your average first fall frost date. NOTE: In very hot summer areas, skip sowing as high heat approaches; temperatures consistently above 90°F will prevent beans from forming.

When to Start Inside: Not recommended.

Days to Emerge: 6–12 days

Seed Depth: 1″

Seed Spacing: 1 seed every 4″

Row Spacing: 24″

Thinning: Not required

 

Growing Info.:

Harvesting: Snap beans are ready to pick when the pod “snaps” or breaks in half cleanly. This is when the seeds have just begun to form and the pods are several inches long (depending on the variety). Hold the stem with one hand, and the pod with the other hand to avoid pulling off branches, which will continue to produce. At season’s end, plants are great compost material if they are disease-free.