first pickens

bass · May 28, 2017

picked the first two of blue lake green beans today. made about 4 bushels. still got 2 rows ready to pick, 4 more will be ready in about 2 weeks, and the last 4 rows maybe in a month.

here are some pics

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SadFarmall · May 28, 2017

I like those beans! We don't have the weather, or the right soil to get that kind of crop here. In addition we are well into Autumn, so no beans for us for a few months

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D beatty · May 28, 2017

When I was a kid I had to pick them and then we set under a tree in the shade helping mom snap beans.

rustyfarmall · May 28, 2017

We always plant the blue lake variety, but the bush beans require too much bending and stooping, so last year we planted the blue lake pole beans. Same kind of green bean, but no more stooping and bending.

old · May 28, 2017

Where the heck are you that you have beans already?? Here in Missouri where I am the beans are just around 12-18 inches tall and it will be a good month before we start picking them. I grow the pole bean type both Blue lake and KY wonder and China Noodle beans.

Richard G. · May 28, 2017

Ia m going to start putting up my trellis tomorrow for my Blue Lake pole beans.
Richard in NW SC

OldFarmall450 · May 28, 2017

Bass, that's a nice mess of beans. Are you taking them to the farmer's market? That's a load to can or freeze.

When I was a teen dad planted 2 acres in Top Crop bush beans. The rains fell just right and before long we were picking 60-80 lbs a day. We quickly flooded the local fruit stands and fed green beans to horses, mules, goats, cows, and chickens. What a MESS!
I'm with you on pole beans...bush beans get farther away from my fingers every year!

BarnyardEngineering · May 30, 2017

I just planted my sweet corn yesterday. Been too cold and wet up to this point. And you've already got beans? What a difference a few degrees of latitude makes.

denglish · May 30, 2017

I am in southern Kansas not far south of Wichita. Had a hard time getting my beans started this year. I like blue lake, but this year I planted Contender bush and KY wonder pole. Neither are even flowering yet. I think we have had too many cool days and maybe too much rain. My corn (Kandy Korn and Bodacious) isn't even knee high yet. Just shin-high.

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