Thank you Sharon!
Every spring I see bean seedlings for sale at the local nurseries. I am always surprised as to why anyone would buy seedlings. Beans have big seeds and germinate easily and quickly. I advise everyone to start their own bean plants from seeds. But they do need warmth to germinate. Unlike peas which are also ultra easy to grow from seed but sprout in cold ground.
This year I did grow two different varieties of bush beans but mostly I grew pole beans again. I really hate to have to bend and stoop to pick the bush beans. Pole beans are much easier, no great amount of stooping required. And there are all sorts of varieties available.
But I don't eat fresh beans just in the summer. In winter when I don't have my own from the garden, I buy frozen in the supermarket. I used to freeze my own but have not done that in years.
