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The Best of Kentucky Wonder and Blue Lake Flavor in One High-Yielding Bean!
Bean Kentucky Blue
Pods up to 9 inches long!
AAS award-winning plants are vigorous and heavy-bearing.
58 days. Very tender, these beans have a succulent flavor that combines the best of two classics--Kentucky Wonder and Blue Lake! The enormous - to 9-inch pods are rounded, with smooth, dark green stems and light strings. A treat in texture as well as taste! Vigorous vines produce good yields and are very reliable, earning Kentucky Blue an AAS award!
Many gardeners prefer pole beans for their distinctive "beany" flavor. Because they use vertical space, they free up the horizontal rows in the vegetable garden for other varieties while bearing abundant harvests. They're easier than bush beans to harvest as well. Direct-sow after all danger of frost, and for best harvest, keep sowing at 3-week intervals until late spring. For fall crops, begin in late summer and continue until a month or so before first frost date. Support the 5- to 8-foot vines on a trellis, tower, or poles spaced 3 feet apart. Pkt is 2 ounces (about 100 seeds).
| Genus | Phaseolus |
| Species | vulgaris |
| Variety | Kentucky Blue |
| Days To Maturity | 58 |
| Fruit Color | Green |
| Habit | Vining |
| FruitLength | 8 in - 9 in |
| Additional Characteristics | Edible |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun |
| Moisture Requirements | Moist, well-drained |
| Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy |
| Uses | Outdoor |
Kentucky Blue bears all summer!
I have been planting Park's Kentucky Blue for more than five years. I continue to use it because it produces enormous numbers of tasty green beans all summer long in Central Minnesota. During the hottest of the summer, it may slow down a bit, but don't pull it out! Keep watering it, and it will resume blooming and bearing as cooler weather returns. Pole beans take up less space in a small yard and are easier to harvest from a trellis. Under excellent conditions, vines may exceed 8 feet.
