LegumesFabaceae
Bush Beans.
Nitrogen fixerDeer favorite
At a glance
The spec sheet.
- Direct sow / out
- May 15 – Jul 15 (successions every 2–3 weeks)
- Germ
- 7–14 days
- Days to harvest
- 55–65
- Spacing
- 4"
- Depth
- 1"
- Square-foot
- 9 per square
- Qty target
- 20 feet + a couple successions = summer eating + freezer.
Plant
Direct sow — beans hate transplant shock. Succession-sow every 2–3 weeks for continuous harvest.
Care
Water at soil level, not overhead — foliar disease is the main problem. Don't work beans when leaves are wet.
Harvest
Pick every 1–2 days once starting; leaving pods on the plant signals it to stop producing.
Blanched & frozen; dilly beans (pickled); pressure-canned.