Scientific Name | Phaseolus vulgaris |
Growing Days | 50-65 |
Varieties We Grow | Blue Lake (pole); Kentucky Wonder (pole); Fortex (pole) |
Growing Notes | Pole beans love to climb! If you pick them, they’ll keep producing (until the bugs get ’em). |
Battle of the Bugs | Oh the Mexican bean beetle…it’s taken out our harvest two years running. Maybe this year… |
Fun Fact | Did you know string beans literally have a fibrous “string” you are supposed to remove before cooking/eating them? I found that out the hard way 🙂 |
Don’t Waste It! | Beans are great raw, steamed, boiled…you name it! |