Northeaster
(Phaseolus vulgaris)
Product ID: 39
Vegetables > Beans > Beans, Pole
Huge, flat, buttery pods.
The earliest-maturing green pole bean. The 8" long, 1" wide, flat, medium-green pods have a deliciously rich, sweet flavor and stay tender and stringless. Extra vigorous in the seedling stage and with strong vine growth. Introduced by Johnny's in 1983. White seeds. Avg. 800 seeds/lb. Packet: 55 seeds.
Plant Cycle: (A) Days to Maturity or Bloom: 56
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Beans, Pole
CULTURE: PLANTING: Grow pole beans on trellises or large mesh fencing, 4-pole tepees, or single poles. Sow seeds 1" deep, spaced 3" apart in rows 4' apart after soil temperature exceeds 60°F (16°C). If using poles, plant 7 seeds at the base of each pole. LARGE PLANTINGS: Drill a single row of seeds on open ground or through black plastic mulch 3 seeds/hole 8" apart using our Easy-Plant jab-type planter (see Accessories). Thin to 2 plants per hole. Place fence posts 8-10' apart, and support a 9-gauge galvanized wire at the top. With twine, lash trellis to the wire (or zigzag our natural sisal trellis twine between the top wire and a bottom twine). Anchor bottom of trellis with stakes or hoops of 9-gauge wire. Refer to Index for planters, Hortonova Trellis, sisal twine, and mulch. DISEASES, INSECTS, HARVEST, STORAGE: see Bush Beans. AVG. SEEDING RATE: 225' row or 130 poles/lb. SEED SPECS: SEEDS/LB.: 700-1,400 (avg. 900). PACKET: 1 oz. (avg. 55 seeds, sows 14' or 8 poles).
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Cold Tolerant Variety does well at lower temperatures and may even be frost hardy. |
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Performs well in greenhouses Variety does especially well when started in, or grown in, a greenhouse environment. |
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