Beans are one of the easiest of vegetables to grow. Beans have such a diversity of colors and flavors it is easy to see how beans are one of agriculture's favorite crops. In fact, humans have cultivated beans for about 6000 years. Bush beans are so called because they produce small bushes of beans.
Bush beans can be found as both fresh and dry varieties. The fresh beans within this species are often referred to as snap beans, green beans (green in color), and yellow or wax beans (yellow in color). Dry beans offer the most variety of colors and flavors and include some of the oldest seed varieties available.
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Articles & Papers
The Farm & Garden library contains the following articles and papers on the subject of bush beans:
- Growing Bush Beans by Farm & Garden
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Forum Discussions
The Farm & Garden Forums are a great resource for getting answers to your questions about how to start, grow, water, harvest, and prepare bush beans. Here are a few select discussions:
- Will bean plants live after the stem and leaves have been eaten off? by monkeybird
- sources of commercial quantites of dry bean seeds by singingpigfarm
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Bush Bean Seeds
Here are a few sources of bush bean seeds to get you started.
Tools, Equipment, and Supplies
Sometimes the right tool or the right gadget can make your task much easier and your time in the garden more productive. Here's a list of tools and equipment suppliers that may have what you're looking for.
- Gardener's Supply Company
- Thompson & Morgan
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Books
Here are some books we found that might help you with your bush beans and other legumes.
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