About This Variety

Meet This Variety

Bean, Pole Kentucky Blue are for growing Phaseolus vulgaris as a food crop in a home vegetable garden. Sow into prepared soil when conditions are suitable for germination and keep moisture even during establishment.

Give plants the spacing and support appropriate to their growth habit. Harvest only when the edible portion has reached the stage recommended for the crop; this content does not promise cultivar-specific yield or maturity timing.

A seed-grown Phaseolus vulgaris for a considered home garden planting.

Growing at a Glance

Botanical Name Phaseolus vulgaris
Life Cycle Annual
Sun Requirement Full Sun
Water Needs Keep Evenly Moist
Soil Preference Well-drained; Fertile

Why Gardeners Love It

Vertical Growing

Use a trellis or support for the crop’s climbing growth habit.Use a trellis for climbing growth.

Home Vegetable Garden

Grow this crop in a planned home vegetable garden.For home vegetable gardens.

Fresh Eating

Harvest the edible crop for fresh kitchen use.Harvest for fresh kitchen use.

Best Growing Conditions

Germination Temperature
60-85°F
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Moisture Needs
Keep Evenly Moist

How to Grow

01

Prepare

Prepare a sunny site or container with the listed soil conditions.

Prepare sunny, well-drained soil.

02

Sow

Sow seeds at 60 to 85 F and follow crop-appropriate depth guidance.

Sow at 60-85 F.

03

Water

Keep the seedbed or medium evenly moist without waterlogging it.

Keep the medium evenly moist.

04

Support

Add a trellis or support as climbing growth develops.

Add support as vines grow.

05

Harvest

Harvest the edible crop at the appropriate stage for kitchen use.

Harvest at the right stage.

Garden Uses

Trellis Growing
Vegetable Gardens
Fresh Eating

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