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Bean, Contender Bush Seeds
Phaseolus vulgaris
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Grow a bountiful harvest with Contender Bush Beans.
Contender Beans are a definite prizewinner. A short-season variety ideal for cooler climates, this bush-type bean produces abundant quantities of stringless pods. These beans taste best when pods are picked at 12.5-15 cm (5-6”).
- SKU: 142154
- Common Name: Bean
- Botanical Name: Phaseolus vulgaris
Growing Information
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:
55 days
Growing Height:
60 cm (24")
Key Features
- Plant Type: Vegetable
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual
- Fill Weight (grams): 18 g
- Approximate Seed Count: 45-50
- Characteristics: Stringless pods | 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: Bush
- Resistance: BCMV (Bean Common Mosaic Virus)|Powdery Mildew
- Tolerance: Heat
- Companion Planting: Plant near beets, corn, lovage, naturtiums, rosemary, squash, strawberries, sunflowers
- Flavor: Distinctive meaty bean flavor
- Preparation Ideas: Rinse beans in water. Drain and remove cut off ends. Heat olive oil, and garlic in frying pan. Add beans and if desired, season with salt, pepper, garlic salt or garlic powder. Stir mixture constantly and sautee for approximately 5 minutes or until beans are fork tender. Serve immediately.
Instructions
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Growing Instructions:
- 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.
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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Suggestions
Growing Suggestions:
- 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.
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