Green Bean

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Green Bean

Scientific Name:

Phaseolus vulgaris

Also Known As:

Snap Bean, Bush Bean

Variety:

Bush Blue Lake

Seed Saving Difficulty:

Easy

Pollination Type:

Insects, Self Pollinating

PLANTING DATES

Spring: 3/15 - 5/15
Fall: 9/1 - 10/1

Notes: not frost hardy; isolate from other varieties by 10-20 ft.; to save, let pod dry and tan on bush, or pull and finish drying on screen or landscape fabric until seeds become too hard to dent with a fingernail

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