Kentucky Wonder Blue Pole Bean. AAS Award-Winner ! (4 Lbs)

Pole-style green beans are a space-saver in a garden. Because they grow upward, they take one-half the space it takes to grow bush beans, and they produce more beans than bush beans over a longer season. 'Kentucky Wonder' ( Phaseolus vulgaris 'Kentucky Wonder') is an heirloom pole bean variety that produces 8-inch long pods on 6- to 8-foot long vines. It is resistant to bean rust, which can lead to reddish-orange spots and pustules on leaves and pods, and its beans are ready to be picked starting 65 days after sowing, about 10 days earlier than many pole bean varieties. Sow 'Kentucky Wonder' seeds outdoors when the air temperature is consistently warm, the soil temperature is 65 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit and the soil is dry enough to work. Soil Before planting your beans, prepare the soil bed. Till or dig 4 to 6 inches of aged compost into the soil. Half-runner beans grow best in slightly acidic soil with a pH between 6.0 and 7.0. If the pH is too high, peat moss or sulfur added to the soil will lower the pH. Lime will raise a low soil pH. A pH test before and after adding the amendments will tell you if the pH is suitable for planting the beans. Planting As you continue to prepare the bed, place 5-foot stakes or poles every 2 to 3 feet along each planting row. Space the rows about 3 feet apart. When temperatures rise high enough that there is no further danger of frost, sow six to eight seeds in a circle around each pole. Space the seeds several inches from the poles, and plant them 1 to 2 inches deep. Seedlings appear in one to two weeks. Thin out the smallest seedlings by cutting them at the soil line so the plants are 6 inches apart. Sow seeds every three weeks until a month before the first frost to have a continuous crop of beans. Water and Mulch

• Pole beans save garden space
• produces 8-inch long pods
• 10 days earlier than many pole bean varieties
• award wining bean