Beans, Organic Bush Bean Seeds (Blue Lake 274)

This classic green bean for decades has now become one of the premier, gourmet beans.

• Compact plants produce 5 1/2 inch stringless dark green pods with white seeds.
  
• These plump and tender beans are produced all at once.
• Perfect choice for freezing, canning, or "dilly beans."

SPECIFICS: (see below for complete sowing information)

• SEED DEPTH: 1 inch
• SEED SPACING: 1 1/2 inches apart in rows 2 feet apart
• EMERGES: 6-10 days
• MATURES: 52 days

SOWING:

• Plant seed outdoors starting in late spring after the ground has warmed.
  
• Do not rush the planting, as a few cold wet days at planting time may cause the seeds to rot in the ground.
  
• Plant seeds 1 1/2 inches apart in rows 2 feet apart.
• Cover seeds with 1 inch of fine soil firmly pressed and watered in.

GERMINATION:

• Germinated in 6-10 days depending on soil and weather conditions.

THINNING:

• When plants are 3-4 inches high, space so that the mature plants will be 12-16 inches apart in all direction.

NOTES:

• Succession planting a few seeds every 3 weeks will keep you in beans all season.