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  Bean: Contender Bush Green Bean (1oz, 60 seeds)



 
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Bears 6" to 8" string-less pods and nothing stops it! Tolerates mosaic virus, greasy pod and heat. Cooks up tender; cans and freezes with no loss of quality.

Detailed planting instructions:

Beans are generally direct seeded in the garden. The most important point about growing green beans is not to plant them too early. They will rot in cool, damp soil. To get an earlier start, you can put down black plastic to warm the soil.

When bush beans begin producing they often come in all at once. Staggered planting, every 2 weeks, will keep your bush beans going longer. Beans like a moderately rich soil with a slightly acidic pH of about 6.0 to 6.2.

They prefer a loose, moist soil. Plant after all danger of frost is past.

Plant bush beans in either rows or blocks, with 4-6 inches between each seed. Plant the seeds 1-2 inches deep and be sure to water the soil immediately and regularly, until it sprouts.

HARVESTING

Harvesting beans is an ongoing process. You can start to harvest anytime, but gardeners usually wait until the beans begin to firm up and can be snapped. They are generally about as think as a pencil then. Don’t wait too long, because beans can become overgrown and tough almost overnight. Harvest by gently pulling each bean from the vine or by snapping off the vine end, if you are going to be using the beans right away.

SAVING SEEDS

It is a suggested that you earmark a couple of plants at the beginning of the season for seed saving. Don’t pick ANY pods from them to eat - just pick the crisp brown pods at the end of the season. Don’t feed them, or water them unless it is very dry - as this can encourage leafy growth rather than pod development. There is no point in picking green pods as the seeds are not mature enough at this stage.
Features
  • Comes in E-Z Lock resealable, reusable triple-layered foil packets
  • Seeds are open pollinated and can be grown, harvested, and replanted endlessly
  • Dried & sealed airtight for long-term storage
  • Nutritional value: Contains vitamin A, vitamin B, and vitamin C.

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Nice Bean Seed Package April 9, 2012
Reviewer: J. Craft from Battle Creek, MI United States  
I really like the packaging used by My Patriot Supply.  I currently have a small garden, so I don't plant all the seeds in one year- I hold back part of the seeds for use the following year, so the packaging helps preserve the seeds.

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Customer Care and Support September 25, 2011
Reviewer: James F. from Elizabethtown, KY United States  
We can’t speak for the products as it is a back-up food plot, but we can speak for the service and customer care and satisfaction.  We cannot speak highly enough about the support or customer care provided by this company.  We will recommend them to anyone and will ONLY order from them in the future.  A very heartfelt “Thank You”, to you and your family for your understanding and support, it has been a well needed back flash to the days gone by of caring for customers.  Take Care and thank you for being you!

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Bean: Contender Bush Green Bean September 1, 2011
Reviewer: ROBERT SHARK from MOUNTAIN GROVE, MO United States  
I will never purchase seeds anywhere else again.  All my seeds were excellent and above what I expected.  A great company, totally behind what they sell.

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