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Bean, Kentucky Wonder Pole Organic Seeds
Phaseolus vulgaris
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Organic Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans are a favorite among gardeners due in large part to their mouth-watering flavor.
It is an outstanding combination of quality characteristics from its Kentucky Wonder and Blue Lake parents! The wonderful 20-23 cm (8-9") pods grow profusely on tall vines and are perfect for use fresh or dried. Make excellent snap beans. Kentucky Wonder also features some rust resistance.
- SKU: 139862
- 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:
65 - 70 days
Growing Height:
2 m (7')
Key Features
- Plant Type: Vegetable
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual
- Fill Weight (grams): 10 g
- Approximate Seed Count: 25-30
- Characteristics: Heavy yielder | 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)
- Tolerance: Heat|Rust
- Companion Planting: Plant near beets, corn, lovage, naturtiums, rosemary, squash, strawberries, sunflowers
- Flavor: Meaty and tender with long lasting flavor
- Preparation Ideas: Rinse beans in water. Drain and remove cut off ends. Heat olive oil, and garlic in frying pan. Add string 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.
- Awards: All America Selections (AAS)
Instructions
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Growing Instructions:
- Planting Depth: 2.5 cm (1")
- Seed Spacing: 10 cm (4")
- 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:
- 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.
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