Type: Green Bean
Growth: Bush
This, unlike the past few posts, was one of my great successes from last year, and I've talked about it previously. Seriously. This green bean is going to be a yearly addition to my garden because it is amazing- and it's really well-suited to Montana, though I imagine, of course, it will do well elsewhere, too. Homegrown green beans are amazing anyway, but I really enjoy this variety and it was easy to grow and surprisingly productive even after I had determined the plants must be 'on their way out.' The darned things produced all season! And I only planted two blocks- I think I could have been happy with an entire bed full of these wonderful beans. This year I'm definitely planting more.
Beans do pretty well in square foot gardening, but I will say that the bush type do have a bit of an issue with crowding. This did not seem to affect my harvest at all, but it did make me think that the plants were on their way out when they were still quite productive- which is why I'm glad I did not just rip them up like I initially planned. If this is something you worry about, you could do only 4 plants per square foot instead of 9- but if you don't care how it looks and you are willing to maul the plants a bit to get to the good stuff, don't sweat it.
These were a perfect example of why Square Foot Gardening is really only suited for small levels of production, though. It was way harder to get in there and pick the beans than it ever was when I picked beans from my grandfather's rows.
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