Green Bush Bean (plant)

Description

Blue Lake produces round dark green, straight, stringless pods that are excellent for fresh market and home garden.  Delicious flavour and high yields. This bean has amazing freezing and canning qualities.  55 days.

Growing: Both bean types require a full sun location, soil pH of 6.5-7.5, and well-drained soil. Good air circulation around plants is essential, especially for late shelling or dry type beans, as they are very susceptible to fungal diseases which prevail later in the season. Beans are light feeders; compost or well-rotted manures worked into the soil at the time of planting is sufficient.

Harvest:  Use maturity days as an indicator. Harvest once the beans are smooth, firm and crisp. Keep plants constantly picked to ensure a fresh supply. Bean formation in the pod is a sure sign of over-maturity.

Pests & Diseases:  Root maggots and cutworms can attack the seed and young seedlings. Foliar disease, both fungal and bacterial, can be slowed by allowing for good air circulation between plants and not over fertilizing.

Companions:  Excellent companion for most vegetables except the onion family, basil, fennel, kohlrabi.