tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806765669512996094.post1504506260130096594..comments2024-01-15T00:22:44.159-08:00Comments on Kentucky Fried Garden: Bush Bean PickingsPhuonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07658691564062044986noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806765669512996094.post-54104576254082706002015-06-27T04:10:16.047-07:002015-06-27T04:10:16.047-07:00Hi David,
It's interesting that your replacing...Hi David,<br />It's interesting that your replacing your bush beans with just pole varieties. I noticed that Franchi seed company in the US offers a romano type pole bean that people were saying cropped as early as their bush beans. If that's the case, I would just go to pole beans.Phuonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658691564062044986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806765669512996094.post-14381525611490295832015-06-27T04:03:53.640-07:002015-06-27T04:03:53.640-07:00Hi Margaret,
4 pounds of snap beans from a 12 sq. ...Hi Margaret,<br />4 pounds of snap beans from a 12 sq. foot spot is really good especially when you had problems with bacterial spot.<br /><br />I usually grow a big bed of bush beans which is then transitioned to fall crops once the beans are finished. Brussels sprouts are already planted at the edge of the bean bed, I wasn't sure when to start them because around here our fall months extend into November.Phuonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658691564062044986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806765669512996094.post-55985473147307211272015-06-26T09:23:58.711-07:002015-06-26T09:23:58.711-07:00Great bean harvest. You are lucky to get a crop gi...Great bean harvest. You are lucky to get a crop given your weather earlier. Jade is a great bean but is finicky, does germinate 2 weeks later than Provider and starts cropping 2 weeks later. The beans are long and slender without being as small as a French filet, so I like them for a change. Not growing bush beans this year because the 4 pole varieties I have will give me all I need.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806765669512996094.post-7108543250037876762015-06-26T06:20:41.623-07:002015-06-26T06:20:41.623-07:00I prefer pole beans as well for the same reasons D...I prefer pole beans as well for the same reasons Daphne stated, but always grow a small section of bush beans. I have found that they produce quite a bit for the space they use. Last year I grew Contender (a green snap bean) and even though the harvest was cut short as all of my plants became infected with bacterial brown spot, I harvested over 4 lbs from a 12 sq. foot spot.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806765669512996094.post-83663055751272504862015-06-25T23:17:36.193-07:002015-06-25T23:17:36.193-07:00Hi Daphne,
I do like growing pole beans because of...Hi Daphne,<br />I do like growing pole beans because of the ease of picking. And putting up the trellis wouldn't have been so bad if the plants hadn't gotten away from me. I actually finished stringing up the trellis this morning after working on it here and there for two weeks.<br /><br />It's really nice of you to grow beans for your neighbors even though you can't enjoy them yourself.Phuonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658691564062044986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806765669512996094.post-75930054837611639772015-06-25T08:51:27.661-07:002015-06-25T08:51:27.661-07:00I've always liked pole beans because they crop...I've always liked pole beans because they crop for longer. And I don't have to bend over to pick as much. And the beans don't get dirty. But bush beans are a lot less work as they don't need a trellis. Sadly I can't eat legumes, but I grow some anyway for my townhouse mates.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806765669512996094.post-25970366894149577142015-06-25T07:14:58.483-07:002015-06-25T07:14:58.483-07:00Hi Texan,
Those little 20 cent seed packets are a ...Hi Texan,<br />Those little 20 cent seed packets are a lot of fun, they're great for experimenting and trying new varieties and they're actually a good number of seeds for the money.<br /><br />Green beans are one of my favorite vegetables. They're so good sauteed with long matchstick carrots and onion with a little water in the beginning and then cooked till they're nice and caramelized. Mmmm.Phuonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658691564062044986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806765669512996094.post-48091199530339155032015-06-25T06:49:24.772-07:002015-06-25T06:49:24.772-07:00Look at those lovely beans! Nice info on the seeds...Look at those lovely beans! Nice info on the seeds and where they came from. I have planted seeds from the 20 cent seed packages from WM several times, they have done well for me too. As a rule I don't grow a lot of beans, but I like to grow pole too when I do. The bush ones as you say are rough picking. :O)Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560812716080117867noreply@blogger.com