Pole Snap Bean, Kew Blue (Organic)
Phaseolus vulgaris. Flat Purple Pods. 55-60 days.
Deep purple pods, stems and leaves. Semi-flat beans with excellent raw flavor. Thrives in cool, wet weather and germinates well in the cold spring ground. Pods set early and continuously up the vines. Seeds dry down quick before the rains come. One of our highest yielding pole beans, it was a staple crop during our time as fresh market farmers. Originally from the Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, we received this variety in 2007 from the Heritage Seed Library, in England.
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Direct sow 1″ deep May through late June in rows that are 1′ apart. Thin seedlings to 3-6″spacing. Protect early sowings from frost. Pole snap beans are productive over a long season and only need one sowing unlike their bush snap counterparts. Requires trellising; try T-posts and bailing twine or plant a few weeks after corn or sunflowers for a natural trellis.
Seed Saving
Shell seeds from fully dry pods by hand or by dancing on them. Winnow to clean. Test for dryness with a hammer – dry beans shatter. Some cross-pollination may occur, but beans mostly self-pollinate.
Crystal (verified owner) –
Where did you grow this variety? Washington
Did wonderfully on cattle panel trellises – highly recommended!
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P. O’Neill –
Where did you grow this variety? Canada
Very productive even grown in straw over poor soil with just a couple of handfuls of compost. A month of scorching weather bothered it not at all. The 4 1/2 foot trellis was not tall enough. Got the seed from a Seedy Saturday event. Grew it in Saskatchewan.
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