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Had some friends over that grow only bush beans.
They were commenting on how the pole beans taste better than bush. I agree. |
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And pole beans are so much easier to pick when one has a bad back!
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And they are clean! My bush bean pods tend to rot where they touch my clay soil, and I have a lot more issues with them. The pole beans benefit from much better airflow. If you want to see aggressive growth - try pole limas!
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What variety would you recommend?
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For Limas, my best crop was from Violet's Multicolor Butterbeans a few years back. I tend to grow out one variety a year to keep it pure. Right now, my Willowleaf limas are full of buds but very few pods set yet. It usually isn't until September that they start doing so. Race to the first hard frost - we are at 62F this morning - very cool for the end of August!
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Limas prefer long, warm summers. In areas where the climate is cooler, or the season shorter, Sieva (a.k.a. Carolina) might be the best bet for a pole variety. There is a Red Carolina too, both have a short DTM, and are highly productive.
If you start limas indoors in pots, more flexibility in the choice of varieties is possible. Germination is improved, and seedlings are more tolerant of cool and/or wet soil than the same seeds direct sown. |
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In my garden they grow OK in the hot, long days of summer but pod set is very spotty until our weather cools off a bit (and the days are getting shorter). Lots of aborted blossoms (despite ok numbers of pollinators working the blooms). The heat and humidity of the East Coast gets to all of us!
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I prefer the taste of pole beans especially when canning. My favorite is white half runner. I have some pink tip greasy beans I'm dying to try, but lost my garden space for beans when we moved.
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We were totally disappointed last month in our first bean canning attempt. Bush filet beans that taste amazing fresh (velour) are absolutely average pressure canned as cut green beans. Moderately better than store canned. That would be great if pole beans are better.
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Can anyone give me information on a romano-type pole bean named 'Berta Teleska'? I received a few seeds in Nicky's swap and have just started harvesting them in the past week. Very nice beans, but I sowed all that were received. I will of course save seed, but unfortunately they were grown in close proximity to some Liberty, Juanita Smith (yes, JR - nice beans) and another romano and I am afraid they might have been indiscreet...
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I only know that green beans can be frozen.
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Nothing good happens when you freeze a bean.
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