Vegetables
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Country of Origin: USA
Hybridizer or Originator: Burpee
Days to harvest: 50

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 18-24 inches
Plant Spread: 12- 15 inches
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Cooked
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Sow in situ
Pollinators: Self

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Common names
  • Common Bean
  • Snap Bean
  • French Bean
  • Green Bean
  • String Bean

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Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2021-02-27
Seeds.
Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Sep 25, 2014 5:00 PM concerning plant:
    An old timer from my youth. Still a very good snapbean. Newer varieties can be more disease resistant, more productive, and more consistent in shape, but this one is reliable.

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