BEANS

The most widely planted bean type are the snap beans (string bean and green beans). Plants grow as self-supporting hushes (bush beans) or as climbing vines (pole beans).

• Most beans thrive in heat and sun.
• Sow seeds as soon as the soil is warm.
• Easy to grow from seeds.
• Moisten the soil thoroughly before planting, then do not water again until seedlings have emerged. Once growth starts, keep the soil moist.
• Control aphids, cucumber beetles, spider mites and whiteflies. Row covers help with insect control on bush beans. Hosing down the plant helps with aphids and yellow sticky traps help with whiteflies.
• Pick snap beans by nipping them off with your thumbnail as seeds begin to swell inside the pods.
• Read your seed packet for lots of information!