Description
Grow crisp, tender harvests with Bean Tenderette Bush Green bean seeds. Start a reliable bush bean patch that needs no trellis and sets heavy flushes of smooth, stringless pods in about 55 days. Pick often to keep plants producing and your kitchen stocked for quick dinners and preserving.
Key Features
- Stringless pods: Enjoy snappy, 5–6 inch beans with clean bite and no tough strings.
- Bush habit: Save space and skip staking; plants stay compact and tidy.
- Early, steady yields: Harvest sooner and keep bowls full with frequent picking.
- Great flavor: Serve sweet, tender beans fresh, sautéed, or grilled.
- Preserver-friendly: Can and freeze extras for easy meals later.
- Beginner-easy: Straightforward sowing and care for first-time gardeners.
Applications
Fill raised beds, rows, or large containers with dependable bush beans that thrive in summer heat. Stagger plantings every two weeks for a longer season. Blanch and freeze a batch, then enjoy homegrown flavor well past harvest.
Specifications
- Type: Bush green bean (Tenderette)
- Days to Maturity: About 55 days from sowing
- Sun: Full sun (6+ hours daily)
- Planting Depth: 1 inch
- Spacing: 3–4 inches between plants
- Row Spacing: 18–24 inches between rows
- Germination: 7–10 days at 65–85°F soil
- Pod Size: 5–6 inches, smooth and uniform
- Support: Not required
- Season: Warm season; sow after last frost
Plant after danger of frost when soil warms. Water consistently, mulch to hold moisture, and harvest pods when smooth and filled but not bulging to keep fresh flushes coming.