Blue Lake Bush Heirloom Green Bean Seeds

Blue Lake Bush is a heirloom snap green bean that produces a heavy crop of round, 6-inch pods all at once on hardy, disease-resistant plants 18 to 20 inches tall. Its bush habit needs no trellis, and the beans are stringless when picked young.

At a glance

• Variety: Blue Lake Bush green bean
• Type: heirloom, non-GMO, bush habit
• Pods: round, 6 inches, stringless when young
• Plant height: 18 to 20 inches
• Sun: full sun
• Spacing: 2 to 4 inches apart
• Planting depth: 1/2 to 1 inch
• Season: spring, summer, or fall

Best for

• Canning and freezing a concentrated harvest
• Fresh snap beans straight from the garden
• No-trellis bush bean rows
• Succession sowing through the season

How to grow

Sow seeds 1/2 to 1 inch deep in rows or solid-seeded, spacing plants 2 to 4 inches apart in a single row or wide row block. Plant in spring, summer, or fall and maintain a weed-free bed in full sun with adequate moisture.

Flavor profile

Sweet and creamy with the tender snap of a fresh-picked bean, excellent canned.

About Papaws Garden Supply

Papaw's Garden Supply is a family-run brand helping the next generation grow with nature, offering heirloom and non-GMO seeds for home gardeners.