Pole Green Bean Recommendations/Request for Recommendations - Page 3

roper2008 · February 13, 2010

Thanks Shirley, as long as they have lots of flowers, I'll be happy. Mostly
want it for hummingbirds..
Dustdevil, I'll check out that Dixie half runner. Thanks

Brightmeadow · February 13, 2010

The Mountain and Dixie Half Runner beans are not true Runner beans.
The scientific name for the common bean is Phaseolus vulgaris and the runner bean is Phaseolus coccineus. They are different species.

Check out this information on Runner Beans:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runner_bean

Any time a snap or pole bean develops tendrils and tries to grow up, those parts are called 'runners'. This leads to some confusion, of course.

Shirley

yotetrapper · February 16, 2010

I never did end up tryin them for snap beans as I was growing for dry beans, but I was astounded by the productivity of a pole bean called Case Knife. SSE yearbook has them listed as a snap bean. They look and taste about like Navy beans. I plan to grow Case Knifes as a snap bean this year.

WVTomatoMan · July 20, 2010

Based on several suggestions in this thread I decided to grow Emerite this year. Unfortunately I don't have good feedback. I realize that some varieties of vegatables perform and taste differently in different areas/regions. Here in the mid-atlantic region just south of the Mason-Dixon line in my garden Emerite is average at best. It is NOT in the same league as Rattlesnake or Fortex. To make matters worse my wife was dissapointed and I probably won't get to try a new variety next year.

Randy

roper2008 · July 22, 2010

Rattlesnake is delicious. I also liked the Roma II. You need to convince
your wife to let you try at least one new variety every year. I'm sure there
are more delicious varieties out there.

Linda

ddsack · August 10, 2010

I finally found a supplier for Fortex this year, and I am a convert. The seed packet seemed to be small, so I spaced them further apart when planting and filled in the end space with some old Kentucky pole beans from last year. I always overplant because I've had problems with poor germination some years. Every Fortex bean germinated earlier, grew and flowered faster and had edible beans two weeks earlier than the Kentucky pole. The Fortex pods were round, very long and slender, did not "bean out" quickly, and were tender and stringless. I hope they hold their quality well when frozen, guess I will find that out this winter. If so, this will be my only pole bean in the future, I am impressed!

tam91 · August 11, 2010

Neckargold is a lovely yellow pole bean - I believe I got them from
Sandhill.

Last year I would have raved about the Blue Lake beans - this year, no sign of a bean still. Grr.

I have the Scarlet runners too - last year I got beans, this year just flowers so far. It has been much hotter this year. But yep, keeping the hummingbirds happy.

August 10, 2010	#36
ddsack Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota - zone 3 Posts: 3,231	I finally found a supplier for Fortex this year, and I am a convert. The seed packet seemed to be small, so I spaced them further apart when planting and filled in the end space with some old Kentucky pole beans from last year. I always overplant because I've had problems with poor germination some years. Every Fortex bean germinated earlier, grew and flowered faster and had edible beans two weeks earlier than the Kentucky pole. The Fortex pods were round, very long and slender, did not "bean out" quickly, and were tender and stringless. I hope they hold their quality well when frozen, guess I will find that out this winter. If so, this will be my only pole bean in the future, I am impressed! __________________ Dee **************

February 13, 2010	#31
roper2008 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b) Posts: 1,337	Thanks Shirley, as long as they have lots of flowers, I'll be happy. Mostly want it for hummingbirds.. Dustdevil, I'll check out that Dixie half runner. Thanks

February 13, 2010	#32
Brightmeadow Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 65	The Mountain and Dixie Half Runner beans are not true Runner beans. The scientific name for the common bean is Phaseolus vulgaris and the runner bean is Phaseolus coccineus. They are different species. Check out this information on Runner Beans: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runner_bean Any time a snap or pole bean develops tendrils and tries to grow up, those parts are called 'runners'. This leads to some confusion, of course. Shirley

February 16, 2010	#33
yotetrapper Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Oakland MS Posts: 231	I never did end up tryin them for snap beans as I was growing for dry beans, but I was astounded by the productivity of a pole bean called Case Knife. SSE yearbook has them listed as a snap bean. They look and taste about like Navy beans. I plan to grow Case Knifes as a snap bean this year.

July 20, 2010	#34
WVTomatoMan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: West Virginia - Zone 6 Posts: 594	Based on several suggestions in this thread I decided to grow Emerite this year. Unfortunately I don't have good feedback. I realize that some varieties of vegatables perform and taste differently in different areas/regions. Here in the mid-atlantic region just south of the Mason-Dixon line in my garden Emerite is average at best. It is NOT in the same league as Rattlesnake or Fortex. To make matters worse my wife was dissapointed and I probably won't get to try a new variety next year. Randy

July 22, 2010	#35
roper2008 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Bch, VA (7b) Posts: 1,337	Rattlesnake is delicious. I also liked the Roma II. You need to convince your wife to let you try at least one new variety every year. I'm sure there are more delicious varieties out there. Linda

August 11, 2010	#37
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	Neckargold is a lovely yellow pole bean - I believe I got them from Sandhill. Last year I would have raved about the Blue Lake beans - this year, no sign of a bean still. Grr. I have the Scarlet runners too - last year I got beans, this year just flowers so far. It has been much hotter this year. But yep, keeping the hummingbirds happy.