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Common name for unripe beans, especially Phaseolus vulgaris.

Green Beans (also known as French Beans) are a common English language name for unripe beans. These are typically eaten with their pods - hence a common name of 'string bean'. Snap Bean is another common synonym.

The most common type of green bean is the Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) but other beans that are commonly eaten like this include the Yardlong Bean, Hyacinth Bean, and the Winged Bean.

Varieties bred specifically for use as green beans have been bred for fleshy sweet pods. They are available in two main plant habits: "bush beans" or "pole beans". Pole bean plants require support.

Use this tag for all questions about growing the various green bean varieties.

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What is the best method for trellising green beans?

I have 6 rows of green beans that have now grown to about 12" in height and I want to give them something to climb. What is the best method of trellising them? I was thinking about grabbing some more bamboo stakes (Already use them for tomatoes)…
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French beans (Green beans): Dwarf v. Climbing

French beans (or "green beans") are widely sold in both dwarf (bush) and climbing (pole) varieties. If anything, my experience is that the climbing varieties are harder to find in seed outlets. Apart from the obvious the difference - dwarf plants…
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How do I get tender green beans?

We have successfully grown a nice crop of green beans this year, but in contrast to store-bought beans the skin is quite tough. Is there a trick to cultivating more tender beans? Or is it a matter of which breed we use?
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Harvesting beans to prolong cropping - but how thorough do I need to be?

It is said that if you let your runner/french beans reach full maturity, the plant stops producing. So I harvest my beans (even if only to throw/give them away) regularly to prolong cropping. How thorough do I need to be? Is it sufficient to…
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Can I plant peas, green beans and lettuce this early?

The weather this year has been exceptionally mild here in northern Illinois, and I am thinking of planting my peas, green beans and lettuce in the next couple weeks. This is probably a full four weeks earlier than normal, but honestly, I don't think…
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Using Sunflowers as living bean poles

About a month ago I got the idea to try growing pole beans (Kentucky Wonder) and using my sunflowers as support instead of bothering to put up a trellis. Of course it wasn't until after I bought the seeds that I paused to wonder if the sunflowers…
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Why are my bean leaves curled with white splotches?

My beans received fertilizer occasionally in the spring to get them going, and now each plant has several beans growing. However, I noticed that many leaves are curled, deformed (like an old scar), or have white patches. What could be causing these…
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Regrow beans from the garden

I grew some green pole beans (variety unknown) this year from commercial seed, and I'd like to harvest some seeds from the plants to regrow for next year. How do I do this? I tried just picking some beans, pulling the seeds out of the pod, and…
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Why are my French Cobra bean flowers not being pollinated?

I have French Cobra bean which I heard is supposed to self pollinate. In the mean time all the flowers just dry out and fall off leaving a small stem behind. It's the first time I grow beans and I would expect that once the flower falls off it would…
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What is causing brown and yellow patches on the leaves of my bush beans?

These bush green beans have been champs, continually producing even though they look like they should die (and it's mid-August in Zone 5, having had some massively warm spells). However they have looked like this for a long time now, but they keep…
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Why are these bean plant leaves misshapen?

I've planted a few rows of green bush beans and some of the sprouts have misshapen leaves (see images below). Some beans are perfectly fine whereas others are totally mangled. The soil is sandy but I amended with a store-bought soil for vegetables.…
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Some of my bush beans are light green, is this a problem?

In the picture you can see five Romano bush bean plants in my raised bed. These are all exactly the same variety; in fact, they came out of the same six-pack of seedlings from the nursery. Yet, four of them have bright green leaves, one has dark…
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How near to each other should I plant my vegetable and fruit plants?

The plants I have started are: lettuce, tomato, carrots, green beans, kidney beans, peppers, and cantaloupe. I've never grown any of these things before, or much of anything before. If there any reason any of these shouldn't be planted near each…
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Why would two batches of Top Crop Bush Bean (green beans) seeds be different

I bought some green bean seeds a week ago, I just ripped open the bag, and there's no way to reseal it. Anyway, a week later I compared the beans I have with the ones still in the store. Mine were a little thinner and edgier (less round around the…
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How to control Kentucky Wonder beans and very tall-growing tomatoes

Last year, my Kentucky Wonder green beans outgrew a very tall tipi with string horizontals I had given it. The same thing happened with an indeterminate tomato plant with a very tall stake, I forget what it was called. In both cases, once the…
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