I love green beans. The grudge match this year is between bush and pole varieties. The bush bean I chose is “Speedy” from Territorial Seed: as of today, I have picked two pounds of lovely little beans from two four foot rows. They have had no pest problems at all. They definitely will make my list next year.
The pole beans are easily five feet tall, full of blooms and robust. They wound around the tomato cages I used for supports. I have yet to get a bean, but that’s okay since I just picked all those bush beans.
I think next year I’ll stick to the bush beans and just plant at two week intervals. The shorter plants are less troublesome to cover against our frequent hail storms, and I really like the yield of Speedy.
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