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. Pole beans are indeterminate and will produce vines of beans. Pole beans require some form of support. Poles have been used for centuries and thus the name pole beans but the beans will grow up trellis, netting, or any support that affords them purchase to climb.
Pole 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 pole beans:
- Growing Pole 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 pole 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
- Gardening with Kids by Market Farmer
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Pole Bean Seeds
Here are a few sources of pole 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 pole beans and other legumes.
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