Bean, Blue Lake Pole Bulk Pack Seeds

Name: Bean, Blue Lake Pole Bulk Pack Seeds
Brand: McKenzie Seeds
SKU: 139751
Price: 5.49 CAD
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Phaseolus vulgaris

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Weight and Packet Quantity 49 grams/1 Packet 227 grams (0.5 lb)/5 Packets 454 grams (1 lb)/10 Packets

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Product Information

Cultivate your own nutritious and delectable bean harvest using our Blue Lake Pole Bulk Pack of seeds.

This early maturing stringless bean has a nice mild flavor. The 15 cm (6") long, straight-podded beans are tender and meaty. The small seeds keep pods round and smooth. Great for preserving.

SKU: 139751
Common Name: Bean
Botanical Name: Phaseolus vulgaris

Growing Information

Safe
for Bees

Grows
Best In:

Full Sun

Days to
Germination:

6 - 14 days

Water
Needs:

Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2") per week

Days to
Maturity:

60 - 70 days

Growing Height:

2 m (6.5')

Key Features

Plant Type: Vegetable
Plant Lifecycle: Annual
Fill Weight (grams): 49 g per packet
Approximate Seed Count: 125-140 Per Packet
Characteristics: Stringless pods | Heavy yielder | Preserving variety | Frost-sensitive
Planting Method: Direct Sow
Color: Green
Water Needs: Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2") per week
Landscape Use: Edible Garden
Growth Habit: Pole
Resistance: BCMV (Bean Common Mosaic Virus)
Companion Planting: Plant near beets, corn, lovage, naturtiums, rosemary, squash, strawberries, sunflowers
Flavor: Stringless, firm, plump pods with traditional bean flavor
Preparation Ideas: Rinse beans under water. Dry and cut off both ends of beans. Snip beans into 1" pieces. Place beans into large frying pan and add enough water to cover beans. Bring water to boil. Reduce heat, cover the pan and simmer beans until fork tender. Drain beans and add butter, salt and pepper and any other spices you desire.

Instructions

How To Grow

Beans are a warm season crop and seeds should be sown directly into the garden when the soil is warm and all danger of frost is past. Optimum soil temperature (not air temperature) should be 15-29°C (59-84°F) for seeds to germinate. Planting at a lower temperature will delay germination. Space seeds and plant to the depth indicated below. Press seeds into the soil to ensure good contact and cover with 1.3 cm (1/2") of soil. After planting, water the seeds with a gentle mist or shower. It is critical to keep the soil consistently moist, but not soggy during germination. When your seedlings reach a height of a few centimetres (inches) and have developed 2 or 3 pairs of leaves, it is important to thin them out, according to the plant spacing indicated below. Do not allow the soil to become dry, as young plants have underdeveloped roots and can quickly dehydrate, particularly in windy conditions.

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Planting Depth: 2.5 cm (1")
Seed Spacing: Sow beans seeds roughly 10 cm (4") apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 60cm (24") apart.
Plant Spacing: 15 cm (6")
Instructions for Nutrient Care: Feed plants SUPERthrive once per week. Mix 1.2 ml (1/4 tsp) per 4L (1 gallon) of water in a watering can and apply solution to the base of the plants.

Suggestions

Pole beans grow as climbing vines and require a trellis or fence for support. Support should be put in place when planting seeds.
Bean seeds can be succession planted every 2 to 3 weeks until mid-July for a continuous supply of fresh beans.
For best taste, harvest pods when they are the thickness of a pencil.
Keep picking regularly to ensure continuous production.
Too many beans maturing at one time? Try sowing 1/2 or 1/3 of a row one or two weeks apart to extend the harvesting of fresh flavorful beans.
Avoid working among plants while the foliage is damp or wet as this can encourage and spread fungal and bacterial diseases such as powdery mildew, blight, rust, etc.
When weeding, hoe gently because beans are shallow-rooted. Mulch plants only after thinning.
Avoid fertilizing with nitrogen, which results in a surplus of foliage and low, delayed pod growth.