They are excellent for short growing, cool seasons. Contender bush beans tolerate mosaic virus, greasy pod, and heat. Contender bush beans mature faster than most others; they can be harvested as early as fifty days after planting seeds, making them excellent for environments with a late final frost date. They were a perfect variety for canning, and their bush habit allowed me to pull them up after their harvest to make room for another crop in their place. They are quite good! Last Frost Date (LFD) refers to the approximate date of the last killing frost of spring. Each plant produces 6- 8” garden green bean seed pods. apart. Each plant produces 6- 8” garden green bean seed pods. Contender bush beans are reliable garden seeds and the green beans are very tasty. As the beans mature at once, it great for canning and freezing. The Contender Heirloom Bush Green Bean is great for cool, short-season climates, but also does well in heat, well adapted to varying growing conditions. Dragon Tongue matures in 60 days and features yellow pods with purple streaks. They do need plenty of potassium and phosphorus though. They need good air circulation so that they don’t grow fungus. Resistant to BV, heat, and mildew. Bush beans produce small harvests at the end but pole beans can produce tons of beans at the end. Possibly derived from pre-1855 'Early Valentine'. These plants require full sun and well-drained soil to grow well. Avoid overhead watering which can promote disease. After growing Contender bush beans, Tendergreen bush beans and Kentucky Wonder pole beans side by side, I have found Contender to have the best flavor and texture by a long shot. They tolerate mosaic virus, greasy pod and heat. Blue Lake 2. When you grow these vegetables in your garden, you are following in an ancient tradition. 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Water them close to the soil to prevent disease. Our shipping, prices, quality and guarantee are always praised by our 510,000+ customers. In fact, if there is a lot in the soil they won't go to the trouble of fixing it. The plant is tolerant of hot weather and mildew. Contender is a heavy-yielding, open pollinated, green podded bush bean. of soil, whereas bush beans can do with only 6 to 7 inches (15-18 cm. A very early variety, contender beans grow on medium-sized plants with 6 to 8" x 1/2" pods. Green bean seeds can germinate outdoors when the soil temperature is higher than 9 o C. Meanwhile, during the growing season, the soil temperature must be about 15.5 to 29 o C. Annual. Tendercrop 8. Approx. This pole variety can be eaten shelled or as snap beans. Introduced in 1949 by the SC/AES. Harvest once the bush beans are smooth, firm and crisp. 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