Montana Green Bush Bean- Fisher Garden Store

My green beans (the bush ones, anyway) are starting to wind down in productivity and I find myself wishing I had planted a lot more, because these are AMAZING.  I just pan-steam them and put some butter on, and they're just wonderful to eat. They're good raw, but a little steam so that they're tender is just the perfect way to eat them, in my opinion.

The germination rate on the seeds from Fisher's Garden Store was also really good- especially when you compare it to the results I'm getting from the seeds I purchased at Walmart, which are not doing as well.  The Burpee ones are especially bad, but even the Seeds of Change brand are not great- I am sure this has to do in part with the fact that Walmart probably doesn't have the best storage procedures for seeds- but it's still disappointing.  Next year I will get a much earlier start on things to ensure I can mail order anything I'm not buying as seedlings.

In the SFG environment, these beans have been productive for a couple weeks- I think that with more space around the plants they might produce a bit longer, but at this point the bottom leaves are dying off quickly and the blooms are slowing down.  Next year, depending on space, I'd like to do short rows of beans planted in 2 week blocks, but that will depend on location.  If I'm in Pea Pods again, I may just opt for pole beans and hope that they're as good as the Montana Green Bush variety.  My Kentucky Wonder pole beans have not produced yet that I can see- though I've seen blossoms so I suspect they should have some pods for me shortly.