SNAP BUSH BEANS 

Snap Bush Beans
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	Black Valentine, Stringless BEAN, SNAP (BUSH) 57g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price 50 Days. Germinates well in cool soil. [Known prior to 1850, introduced in 1897 by Peter Henderson and Co. Improved in 1933 as 'Stringless Black Valentine' by crossing 'Pencil Pod Black Wax' with 'Black Valentine'.] Outstanding features of 'Black Valentine' are its hardiness, dependability under ...
	Black Valentine, Stringless BEAN, SNAP (BUSH) 114g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price ...
	Black Valentine, Stringless BEAN, SNAP (BUSH) 228g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price ...
	Blue Lake 274 BEAN, SNAP (BUSH) 57g seed Check Latest Price 54 days. A popular variety due to its excellent eating quality. [Introduced 1961 as a bush version of 'Blue Lake' pole bean.] Produces heavy yields of 6 in. pods containing white seeds. Pods fill slowly and retain tenderness for a long period. Resistant to bean mosaic and is widely adapted. An ...
	Blue Lake 274 BEAN, SNAP (BUSH) 114g seed Check Latest Price ...
	Blue Lake 274 BEAN, SNAP (BUSH) 228g seed Check Latest Price ...
	Contender (Buff Valentine) BEAN, SNAP (BUSH) 57g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price 42 days. Our all around favorite. [Introduced in 1949 by the SC/AES. Possibly derived from pre-1855 'Early Valentine'] The best early green bean for gardeners who desire a combination of good flavor, disease resistance, and high yields. Has excellent fresh eating quality and is very well like ...
	Contender (Buff Valentine) BEAN, BUSH 114g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price ...
	Contender (Buff Valentine) BEAN, BUSH 228g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price ...
	Blue Lake Bush BEAN, SNAP (BUSH) 57g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price 52 days. A vigorous bush producing round straight pods with a fine flavor. Prolific. Resistant to bean mosaic. 15--18 inch plant with 6--7 inch pods. An excellent freezer ...
	Blue Lake Bush BEAN, SNAP 114g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price ...
	Blue Lake Bush BEAN, SNAP 228g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price ...
	Romano 14 BEAN, SNAP (BUSH) 57g seed Check Latest Price 54 days. Known for its distinctive flavor. This bush version of the 'Romano Pole Bean' ('Italian Pole Bean') is suitable for canning, freezing, and fresh eating. Has fairly straight, thick pods (3/4 x 6 in.) free of strings. Plants are low and spreading. Has excellent resistance to rust which m ...
	Romano 14 BEAN, BUSH 114g seed Check Latest Price ...
	Romano 14 BEAN, BUSH 228g seed Check Latest Price ...
	White Half-Runner BEAN, SNAP (BUSH) 57g seed Check Latest Price (Mississippi Skip Bean) 60 days. A Southern favorite. 'White Half-Runner' is known for its excellent flavor and outstanding ability to withstand heat and drought. Heavy yielding plants are bushy at the base with short runners ranging from 24 to 36 in. and bearing fleshy 4 in. pods. Used traditio ...
	White Half-Runner BEAN, BUSH 114g seed Check Latest Price (Mississippi Skip Bean ...
	White Half-Runner BEAN, BUSH 228g seed Check Latest Price (Mississippi Skip Bean ...
	Topcrop BEAN, SNAP (BUSH) 57g seed Check Latest Price 49 days. [AAS Gold Medal winner 1950.] A choice variety for fresh eating, freezing, and canning. 'Topcrop' combines earliness, productivity, and disease resistance into a compact plant. Bushy plants are 16 in. tall bearing 6 in. medium-green, straight to slightly curved pods, containing brown ...
	Topcrop BEAN, BUSH 114g seed Check Latest Price ...
	Topcrop BEAN, BUSH 228g seed Check Latest Price ...
	Provider BEAN, SNAP (BUSH) 57g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price 50 days. [Introduced by Dr. Hoffman of South Carolina in 1965.] A favorite of many market growers, this widely adaptive snap bean offers heavy early yields. Virus resistant and slow to wilt. 16--18 inch plant with 5--8 inch green beans ...
	Provider BEAN, SNAP (BUSH) 114g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price ...
	Provider BEAN, SNAP (BUSH) 228g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price ...
	Pencil Pod Black Wax BEAN, SNAP (BUSH) 57g seed Check Latest Price 52 days. Widely adapted. [Introduced in 1900. Developed from a cross of 'Improved Black Wax' and 'Black Eyed Wax'.] Stringless, curved, round pods, 5-1/2 to 6 in. long. Pods snap easily and make excellent fresh eating, or use as a canned bean. This black-seeded wax bean comes in early and prod ...
	Pencil Pod Black Wax BEAN, BUSH 114g seed Check Latest Price ...
	Pencil Pod Black Wax BEAN, BUSH 228g seed Check Latest Price ...
Royalty Purple Pod BEAN, SNAP (BUSH) 57g seed, USDA Certified Organic	Royalty Purple Pod BEAN, SNAP (BUSH) 57g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price 52 days. Has a natural blanching indicator. [Introduced 1957.] When prepared for freezing, the purple pods blanch to green after 2 minutes of boiling. Produces purple-podded snap beans that are easily visible against the green foliage. Plants have short runners and need either wide row spacing o ...
	Royalty Purple Pod BEAN, BUSH 114g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price ...
	Royalty Purple Pod BEAN, BUSH 228g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price ...
	Royalty Purple Pod BEAN, BUSH 454g seed, USDA Certified Organic Check Latest Price ...
CULTURE Beans will grow well in any well-drained garden soil, but do best in a soil with pH above 6.0. After the last frost-free date, plant seeds no more than 1” deep and 2 to 3” apart in a row but do not thin. Beans may benefit from a source of soluble nitrogen (if your soil is low in nitrogen) during the first three weeks until nitrogen-fixing nodules develop, but do not apply nitrogen after this period. DARK- AND LIGHT-SEEDED BEANS: Dark-seeded beans are more resistant to rotting in cool soil than light- seeded beans. Beans need a minimum soil temperature of 65oF (18oC) to germinate well, otherwise rotting may occur. HARVEST: Pick when pods are small, before seeds fill the pods. Keep well picked so that plants continue to bear. DISEASES: Rotate on a 3-year cycle if disease is a problem. Do not cultivate or harvest when foliage is wet since anthracnose, bacterial blight, and rust diseases may be spread. Avoid watering the plants in the evening. INSECT PESTS: Use rotenone, or introduce the Pedio Wasp (Pediobus foveolatus) to give excellent biological control of Mexican bean beetles. SEED SAVERS: Isolate bean varieties a minimum of 25’ for home use. For pure seed an isolation distance of 100 to 150’ is required. PACKET: 2 oz or 57 g (about 130 to 232 seeds depending on variety) sows 20 to 33’.