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Beans

The local grocer can’t sell the rich, classic flavor and crunchy texture of freshly harvested beans straight from your garden. One of the easiest crops to grow, beans need warm soil and will not germinate if soil is below 60°F. Inoculate with nitrogen (p. 28) for greatly increased yields. Sow seeds in well-prepared soil 1 to 2-in. deep and 2 to 4-in. apart in rows 18 to 36-in. apart. Many gardeners prefer to plant beans, particularly pole types, in hills about 3 to 5-ft. apart. Germination takes 10 to 15 days. Thinning is rarely needed. A packet of bush beans contains 2 ounces; a packet of filet beans 125 seeds, unless noted otherwise and plants 15 to 20 ft. of row or about 20 hills.

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  • Bulk: Gold Mine Wax Bean Seeds

    from $10.25

    For single packets, click here  A standard of excellence for Home Garden wax bush beans. Vigorous, upright plants are heavy producers of consistent...

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    Bulk: Dragon Tongue Bean

    from $5.85

    SKU: 054 For single packets, click here Also called “Dragon Langerie.” 57 days. Perhaps our best multipurpose variety. Use its breathtaking 6-in. ...

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    Bulk: Thomas' White Dutch Runner Bean

    from $7.50

    For single packet-size, click here SKU: 059 Also called White Emergo. 88 days. A grand pole bean I introduced 30 years ago at R. H. Shumway Seedsma...

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    Inspiration Bean

    $3.99

    SKU: 038 For bulk sizes, click here 56 days. A much improved 'Prevail' type has a bred-in appealing sweet flavor in classy, high-quality pods with ...

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  • Cherokee Wax Bean Seeds

    $3.99

    For bulk sizes, click here A popular heirloom flat-podded wax bean that is vigorous, early, meaty, and rust-proof. Superb home-garden variety that ...

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  • Bulk: Cherokee Wax Bean Seeds

    from $9.75

    For single packets, click here A popular heirloom flat-podded wax bean that is vigorous, early, meaty, and rust-proof. Superb home-garden variety t...

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