Ferry-Morse Bean Seeds - Kentucky Blue Organic

The Kentucky Blue Pole Beans seeds are All-America Selections winning bean plants for your growing (and eating) pleasure! These garden beans combine the outstanding qualities of it's Kentucky Wonder and Blue Lake parents! For optimum flavor and tenderness, harvest bean pods when they are six to seven inches long. This disease-tolerant variety also makes for excellent snap beans. Proper spacing for pole beans: recommend sowing one seed every four inches. Grow against a trellis for the best results. This variety will give you a great-tasting harvest with a large yield, making it an excellent choice for anyone looking to start their garden. With proper spacing and a trellis for the vines to climb, the beans will be easy to manage and will thrive in your garden.

• Non Neonic: Safe for Bees
• Grows Best In: Full Sun
• Days to Germination: 6-9 Days
• Days to Maturity: 60 Days
• Best Container Size: 12"+
• Growing Height: 60-96"
• Water Needs: Average (1-2 in/week)

• Botanical Name: Phaseolus Vulgaris
• Flavor: Sweet and Tender
• Preparation Ideas: Delicious when boiled!
• Plant Type: Vegetable
• Plant Lifecycle: Annual
• Pelleted Seed Count: 4-8
• Fill Weight: 8 gram
• Landscape Use: Edible Garden
• Growth Type: Pole
• Disease Resistance: Rust
• Growing Seasons: Spring/Summer
• Harvest/Bloom Seasons: Spring/Summer

Along a trellis about 6' tall, sow a seed every 4" when the soil is warm. Soaking seeds overnight before planting will speed germination. Thin to one plant every 8" when plants have four leaves. Pick when pods are nearly mature, but beans are not fully developed and pods are still crisp.

• Planting Depth: 1-1.5"
• Seed Spacing: Plant one Garden Kentucky Blue Pole Bean seed every 8" a row, keeping rows approximately 3' apart

Avoid working around beans when wet as this may spread diseases. When weeding, hoe gently because beans are shallow-rooted. Mulch plants only after thinning.