The standard pole bean of my youth. More tender and more flavorful than the cornfield types. Kentucky Wonder would grow in the cornfield of that era, but was not as hardy or productive under those conditions as the corn field beans like the Cutshorts. Still a good polebean, easy to string, and keeps its quality even when beany. The favorite for the dried pods (Leather Breeches, Leather Britches, Shuck beans) of yesteryear.
Rattlesnake is an open pollinated bean. You can save some seeds at the end of the season and grow them again next year. I've been growing this bean for over 10 years now. Let a couple of dozen pods get really big on the vine, dry them out, extract the beans, and store them for next season.
A delicious Dutch heirloom with 7" yellow pods with purple streaks. Plants are compact yet set high yields. Popular with chefs.
A popular dark-green standard bean, it produces heavy yields of tender and crisp flavorful pods.
I prefer to grow pole beans over the bush variety and have been growing Blue Lake Pole beans for at least twenty years. Reliably tasty and less stringy if picked when they're young. Keep them picked and they will produce all season long.
A bush variety with large yields and great quality pods. A perfect bean for market.
Snap Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) 'Trionfo Violetto' is a gardener's delight. Not only does it bear loads of tasty string beans, but it also is a very pretty vine with lavender flowers. The tasty beans grow purple on the vine, but they lighten to green when cooked.
Royalty was introduced in 1957 by the University of New Hampshire. It is an excellent bean still and was unmatched in its day. Royal Burgundy is a slight improvement. Especially good for an early bean as it has good germination in cool soil.
Plump maroon and white beans with a creamy texture and nutty flavor that is great in soups, as baked beans and also makes an excellent shell bean. Yields 5-6 beans per pod. 85-90 days
I have really admired this Jade bean. A small 3' x 3' plot has supplied me in green beans for a couple of months.
