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Early Contender Bush Beans

The Standard Early Bean

(25 customer reviews)

Starts producing nearly a week ahead of most varieties. Bears 6- to 8-in. stringless pods and nothing stops it! Tolerates mosaic virus, greasy pod and heat. Cooks up tender; cans and freezes with no loss of quality. 49 DAYS.

Seed counts: A 2-oz. packet of snap bean seeds (bush and pole) contains about 150 seeds and sows a 25-ft. row. A 2-oz. packet of lima bean seeds (bush and pole) contains about 50 seeds and sows a 15-ft row.

This item ships at the proper planting time for your region in both spring and fall.
If the current shipping season is closed, your order will ship at the proper time in the next season.

Product Details

Zones: 3 - 9 annual
Height: 12-20 inches
Spacing: sow 1 inch apart, thin plants to 2-3 inches apart, 24-36 inches between rows
Depth: 1-1.5 inches
Spread: vine
Sun/Shade: full sun
Germination: 6-10 days
Days To Maturity: 49
Foliage: green

Fruit: medium green pods, light tan seed
Comments: No staking needed. Heat tolerant. Tolerant of BCMV, NY and greasy pod disease.
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Early Contender Bush Beans Ships In Both Spring And Fall
Unable to ship to: AE AK GU HI PR

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- Sunday, July 18, 2010
Not as advertised
Reviewed By: Jim Oliver (Bluffton, Indiana)
One of our summer favorites is green beans from the garden. This year we tried your Early Contender stringless beans. They were not stringless. Will not be buying these from Gurney's again.

- Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Low on Flavor
Reviewed By: Amber (Athens, TN)
These beans were quite easy to grow- though I must say that they just did not seem to have the flavor of the Kentucky wonder's- My in-laws did not like them at all, so we will switch back to KY wonder beans next year.

- Thursday, August 06, 2009
Close but no cigarre
Reviewed By: steve (Bonfield, Illinois)
These plants produced an abundance of great beans but the plant itself was tiny I even , on accident, pulled out the whole plant when I was picking a ripe bean

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