Botanical Interests Blue Lake FM-1K Pole Bean Seeds
- Better flavor than bush beans
- Plants are high-yielding
- White-seeded beans that are excellent fresh
- Disease resistant
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Some say pole beans have better flavor than bush beans. 'Blue Lake FM-1K' certainly would support that statement. Besides outstanding flavor, plants are high-yielding. Vigorous, 5'-8' vines produce a bounty of 5"-7", white-seeded beans that are excellent fresh and also canned or frozen. Disease resistant.
Variety5"-7" long, 1/2" wide silvery-green pods; stringless when young, white seeds. 'Blue Lake FM-1K' is common bean mosaic virus resistant.
- Days to Maturity: 66 days
- Family: Fabaceae
- Type: Snap Bean, Pole Bean
- Native: Mexico and South America
- Hardiness: Frost-Sensitive Annual
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Plant Dimensions: 5'-8' long vines
- Attributes: Bean Mosaic Virus Resistant, Frost Sensitive
When To Sow Outside
Recommended. 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date and when soil temperature is at least 65°F, ideally 70°-85°F. Successive Sowings: Every 7 to 14 days up to 80 days before your average first fall frost date.
When To Start InsideNot Recommended
- Days To Emerge: 6-12 Days
- Seed Depth: 1"
- Seed Spacing: 1 Seed Every 6"
- Row Spacing: 36"
- Thinning: Not Required
In very hot summer areas, skip sowing as high heat approaches; temperatures consistently above 90°F will prevent beans from forming.
GrowingHarvesting
Snap beans are ready to pick when the pod "snaps" or breaks in half cleanly. This is when seeds have just begun to form and the pods are several inches long (depending on the variety). Hold stem with one hand and the pod with the other hand to avoid pulling off branches, which will continue to produce. Harvesting early and often will stimulate flower production for more beans. At season's end, plants are great compost material if they are disease-free.
Specifications- Type: Conventional Heirloom Large Packet
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