All About Growing Beans

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Because they tolerate a wide range of climates, growing beans will produce a rewarding crop in most regions of the North America.
Because they tolerate a wide range of climates, growing beans will produce a rewarding crop in most regions of the North America.
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Many different types of beans can be enjoyed year-round as dry beans.
Many different types of beans can be enjoyed year-round as dry beans.

(For details on growing many other vegetables and fruits, visit our Crop at a Glancecollection page.)

Dependable and easy to cultivate, beans produce rewarding crops in a wide range of climates. Growing beans during the warm summer months may produce crisp green pods, protein-rich beans, or both, depending on variety.

Bean Types to Try

Snap beans(Phaseolus vulgaris) — the most popular garden beans — include bush and pole varieties, which vary in shape, size, and color. Tender filet beans are a type of green snap bean with stringless, slender, delicate pods. They are grown just like other snap beans. Growth period: 50-55 days bush, 50-67 days pole.

Dry soup beans(Phaseolus vulgaris) grow like snap beans, but the immature pods stay tender for only a few days as the plants hurry to produce mature seeds. They are very easy to dry. Growth period: 55 days green, 85 days dry.

  • Published on May 6, 2009
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