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Bean, Greencrop Bush Seeds
Phaseolus vulgaris
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Bean Greencrop Bush Seeds produce vigorous, dependable plants with flavourful green pods that are great for fresh eating, cooking, freezing, and preserving.
Greencrop is a productive bush bean variety known for its tender, stringless pods and reliable yields, making it a practical choice for home vegetable gardens. The long 15-20 cm (6-8 in) beans are perfect for fresh use, canning, freezing, or frenching. These quality beans are a great source of protein, fiber, and vitamins, making them a healthy addition to your diet.
Bush beans grow in a compact form and do not require a trellis or other climbing support, making them well suited for traditional garden rows and raised beds. Plant seeds directly outdoors in a sunny location once the danger of frost has passed and the soil has warmed. For an extended harvest, additional sowings can be made throughout the planting season where growing conditions allow.
Harvest the pods regularly while they are young and tender for the best flavour and texture. Frequent picking can also encourage plants to continue producing.
- SKU: 143664
- Common Name: Bean
- Botanical Name: Phaseolus vulgaris
Growing Information
Safe
for Bees
Good For Pollinators
Grows
Best In:
Full Sun
Days to
Germination:
6 - 14 days
Water
Needs:
Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
Days to
Maturity:
53 days
Growing Height:
60 cm (24 in)
Key Features
- Plant Type: Vegetable
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual (plant every year)
- Seed Type: Heirloom
- Fill Weight (grams): 18 g
- Approximate Seed Count: 45-50
- Characteristics: Stringless | Container friendly | Heavy yielder | Frost-sensitive
- Planting Method: Direct Sow
- Colour: Green
- Water Needs: Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
- Landscape Use: Edible Garden
- Growth Habit: Bush
- Resistance: BCMV (Bean Common Mosaic Virus)
- Companion Planting:
Plant near beets, corn, lovage, naturtiums, rosemary, squash, strawberries, sunflowers
- Flavour: Tender
- Preparation Ideas: Rinse beans under water. Dry and cut off both ends of beans. Snip beans into 1 in. 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.
- Awards: All America Selections (AAS) Winner
Instructions
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 in.) 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.
- Planting Depth: 2.5 cm (1in.)
- Seed Spacing: Sow beans seeds roughly 10 cm (4 in.) apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 60cm (24 in.) apart.
- Plant Spacing: 15 cm (6 in.)
- Instructions for Nutrient Care: Apply SUPERThrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
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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