Beans
Beans are a tender, warm-season crop that are popular in Kansas gardens as either a spring crop or a fall crop. There are several different types of beans that can be grown in the home garden. Bush snap.
- Snap, or green beans, are grown for their tender, immature pods. They can be green, yellow (sometimes called “wax”), and purple. Bush types grow on short plants typically up to 24 inches tall and do not require trellising.
- Pole beans. Pole beans have a climbing growth habit and will require a trellis. Pole beans often perform best when planted for a fall crop in Kansas. Pole beans can be either for shelling or snap beans.
- Shelling beans are grown for the mature bean seeds in the pod. They require a longer growing season and dry weather to cure the pods. Blossoms may drop if heat occurs too early in the growing season, making it difficult for them to grow in Kansas. These include Lima beans as well as French horticultural types, cranberry, pinto, great northern, red kidney, and similar varieties.
- Long beans. Long beans are relatives of Southern peas (cowpea's) and are vigorous climbers requiring a trellis. The bean pods can grow to 3 feet long, although the best eating quality for snap beans is usually 12 to 18 inches.
- Southern peas. Also known as cowpea's, field peas, or black-eyed peas, southern peas are actually beans that are grown throughout the south and originated in Africa. They are very heat and drought-tolerant, which makes them a good choice for a low-maintenance summer crop. Some varieties are more bush-type and others are more vining.
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