General information and discussion about cultivating beans, peas, peanuts, clover and vetch.
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March 4, 2016 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
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Provider bush beans - any competition?
I've been growing Provider for a few years. Maybe it's time for some variation. Can anyone recommend a bush bean that rivals it for taste and Production?
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March 4, 2016 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Eldon, Iowa
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I have been using Jade which is a good producer and has excellent flavor.
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March 4, 2016 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Jacksonville, Fl
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Before I decided to go back to pole beans I grew Contender. It was always a good producer. The only reason I switched to Kentucky Wonder pole bean was it was hard on my back to bend over to harvest. I really like to pick beans standing up straight.
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March 4, 2016 | #4 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: zone 6b, PA
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I've grown dozens and Provider wins every time for an early, long-lasting & productive, sturdy, disease-resistant, delicious bush bean. Emerite is our pole bean favorite. I'm finished trialing beans.
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March 4, 2016 | #5 |
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Location: Ontario
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That's good to know, Kath. I've grown Provider for years and they have always performed well and been very tasty, so why would I want to try anything else?
I've tried different varieties of pole beans though. I was happy enough with Purple Peacock until I tried some others..... Linda |
March 4, 2016 | #6 |
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Join Date: Feb 2016
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never have grown those. We grow Top Crop every year. Non-stop production, good flavor, huge beans, wonderful for canning, and excellent seller.
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March 4, 2016 | #7 |
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Location: Wisconsin, zone 4b
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I've never grown them. I've grown Tendergreen or Maxibel the last four years or so. Maxibel is a french bean that is very slender and tasty. It's my favorite.
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March 5, 2016 | #9 |
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I'm sticking with them as well instead of going exploring. Provider provides enough beans from a small number of plants for my husband and I to have tasty green beans a few times a week. Garden space is limited and their high yield makes them a perfect choice for me.
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March 5, 2016 | #10 |
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I've been growing Top Crop bush and Blue Lake pole beans.
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March 5, 2016 | #11 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Zone 6 Northern Kentucky
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We have gown Tenderette & Kentucky Wonder bush beans for years.
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March 5, 2016 | #12 |
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: ny
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Do bush beans or Provider (since there seems to be such a following here) give out after a couple of weeks of production?
I remember watching MHGardener and his favorite was a variety called Strike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cYhK6gzr54
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March 5, 2016 | #13 |
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Provider yields here from about 6/18 to about 7/7. I plant them as early as I can so we have some beans asap, as the pole beans are a week or 2 behind. If you sowed them in succession, 2-3 weeks apart, you'd have a continuous supply. The pole beans spoil you because you can pick most of them standing up straight and they produce until frost from one planting of just a couple seeds.
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