First introduced in the 1850s, Kentucky Wonder Brown pole beans remain the most popular pole variety thanks to their large size, distinctive flavor, and easy-growing nature. Harvested young as a snap bean, they're meaty, tender, and nearly stringless and add a sweet taste and snappy texture to salads and other summer favorites. They're also great for canning and freezing. Harvested later and dried, their excellent bean flavor makes soups, stews, and other recipes all the more savory. This prolific pole bean will produce quite a heavy crop again and again, yielding countless plump pods up to 9 inches in length with beautiful brown beans inside. You can also stagger plantings every two weeks throughout the season for successive crops. Pole beans grow as vines that can reach 10 or more feet, so establishing a trellis or other structure to help support them is necessary. This takes a bit more work in the beginning than planting bush bean varieties, but pole beans are often preferred because they tend to have better flavor, they take up less space, and the upright style of harvesting is definitely easier. Once harvesting does begin, pole beans should be picked every few days. If left on the vine too long, they will become brittle and bitter.
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| SKU |
DL013877 |
| Item Package Size |
Packet |
| Botanical Name |
Phaseolus vulgaris |
| How To Grow |
0 |
| Planting Depth |
1-2 inches |
| Seed Spacing |
4-6 inches |
| Row Spacing |
18-36 inches |
| Space After Thinning |
12-24 inches |
| Days To Germinate |
7-14 days |
| Days To Maturity |
60-70 |
| Seed Life Cycle |
Annuals |
| Ships As |
Seed |
| Ships To Canada |
Yes |
