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Subject: Green beans
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ZAPPA |
Western PA
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I am looking for the most tender type of green bean to plant this year. I would like them to be the bush type also. What do you all suggest ?
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2/25/2014 7:53:30 AM
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big moon |
Bethlehem CT
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I really like the french filet types. 'Maxibel' is a good one.
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2/25/2014 8:24:27 AM
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meaford |
Ontario
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I agree Maxibel are great filet type long & thin, for a great regular green bean "Provider" are hard to beat...Terry
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2/25/2014 9:23:56 AM
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BillF |
Buffalo, MN (Billsbigpumpkins@hotmail.com)
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Check with your State Extension Service they usually have conducted growing and taste testing on vegetables grown in your state. I believe here it is Blue Lake.
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2/25/2014 9:59:29 AM
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Pumpkinman Dan |
Johnston, Iowa
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Bill there's another resource person you can ask there in Minnesota:
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2127
Sorry a little green bean humor there :-)
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2/25/2014 1:28:38 PM
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yardman |
Mnt.pleasant ,tennessee
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Them blue lake are good thats what i grow.bush is the way to go.you might have to stoop down.but the vines ones seem to loose there flowers easier when it rains or windy.
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2/25/2014 2:58:03 PM
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awesome1 |
England, essex
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I would try a few different ones, some perform better in different conditions and soil, to be honest I have not grown a bad one, but some do crop real heavy, just gotta find em
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2/25/2014 5:53:47 PM
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HankH |
Partlow,Va
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Contender.
I have grown them for..um..well decades. They produce large yields for an extended period and very mildew resistent. On a 50-60 ft row expect 3 gallons on the 1st picking and every 3 days you will get 2.5-5 gallons each picking for 18 to 20 days after the first picking. If you miss a picking you will need to discard some and it will hurt your overall yield. Great canning green bean. I "schedule" some neighbors to keep up with the picking because I plant too many rows most of the time and the family starts disapearing after we have put up a couple of batches. lol
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2/25/2014 11:12:01 PM
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ZAPPA |
Western PA
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Thanks for all the replies.
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2/26/2014 7:53:07 AM
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KyJo |
Kentucky
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White half runners. Best Ever!
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2/28/2014 9:33:24 PM
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Tim Pennington (Uncle Dunkel) |
Corbin, KY
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Pink Half Runner small bean on bush type plants, but the best taste of all.
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3/20/2014 3:08:32 PM
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D Nelson |
NE Kansas
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My top choices are Pencil Pod Golden Wax, and Roma II
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3/26/2014 10:46:16 PM
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26 West |
50 Acres
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I,m old style, I open a can.
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3/27/2014 2:15:46 PM
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