Ultimate Guide to Growing Bush/Pole Green Beans From Seed to Harvest

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This is the ultimate guide on how to grow green beans at home. Join me on this step-by-step journey from seed to harvest as we delve into the wonderful world of green bean gardening. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced gardener, this video is packed with valuable insights, tips, and techniques to help you cultivate your own bountiful crop of delicious green beans right in your backyard.
In this comprehensive video, I'll walk you through everything you need to know from seed selection, when to sow seeds, how to sow seeds, vertical garden structure ideas, proper plant spacing, disease and pest management, how/when to harvest pods, and my tips/tricks to maximize production.
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@jabohabo3821 2 месяца назад

For those with diabetes!!!! Use Green beans help to regulate your bodies insulin levels!!! To the point where a heavy serving can halt or mitigate a medium episode of raised or lowered blood sugar!!

@liamhemmings9039 24 дня назад

No nonsense intro, gets right to it, with loads of information. Brilliant.

@bigoljoe1829 Год назад

OMG I LOVE THOSE EARRINGS!!!

@JerrasGarden Год назад

Thanks!

@MsTwiththeTea1980 9 месяцев назад

So cute 😊

@thomas-mt8ve 3 месяца назад

I wear carrot earrings

@e.t.preppin7084 2 месяца назад

I love those ear rings on you too. !!!

@michelletalnagi4281 Месяц назад

Thank you for being so to the point, yet so incredibly thorough.

@robertmiller8210 3 месяца назад

LOL, green bean earrings! TOO CUTE!

@Psychodermia 2 месяца назад

4:39 - Love your Sunflower hat! 😅

@solarbear3621 Год назад

I am LIVING for your green bean earrings omg

@JerrasGarden Год назад

LOL thanks

@laurae8324 Год назад

Great idea for my “2” beans I grew on my first try.

@samloganc Год назад

Harvested my first yard long beans, and now I’m hooked! Thanks for sharing your tips and tricks. Always love learning more about gardening in Florida! 💚🌱

@JerrasGarden Год назад

Yay! I have a how to grow yard long beans video in the works so stay tuned.

@bobbyyyallswell 3 дня назад

the earrings 🔥🔥🔥

@MrsAChery 4 месяца назад

Thank you! First time Florida bean grower here! You corrected a mistake I was making!! Thank you!

@Linda-9037 8 месяцев назад

Blue Lake Bush beans....eazy...delicious

@JerrasGarden 8 месяцев назад

Yes they are a good cultivar!

@moormorebooks5103 11 месяцев назад

When I clicked on the video and saw your earrings I smiled😊. Great info…thx!

@JerrasGarden 11 месяцев назад

ha ha thanks!

@missyuriverse 4 месяца назад

thanks for the upload! Trying bush beans for the first time!

@e.t.preppin7084 2 месяца назад

There was only a one size fits all big thumbs up button but I did my best. Hopefully this one is bigger 👍

@JerrasGarden 2 месяца назад

Thanks!

@isabelladavis1363 Месяц назад

Great information Jenna truly appreciated

@HillCountryGardenGirl Год назад

Thank you Jerra! Love you earrings too.

@bethb8276 Год назад

Those earrings sure were cute, weren't they? Caught my eye right off too.

@JerrasGarden Год назад

Thanks!

@jillachen7217 Месяц назад

Thank you for this video! From zone 3a, Baudette Minnesota ❤

@JerrasGarden Месяц назад

Thanks for watching!

@datgirlphilly 3 месяца назад

Too cute string bean earringsss Thanks for the tips

@rubyewiggins4926 4 месяца назад

Girl, I'm going to grow some,dry some out in the shell,and make me some earrings too. So cute!

@pawnshopjohnny8233 3 месяца назад

I literally just noticed them😂😂 Nothin says green thumb like green bean earrings!

@dbpuckett6919 Год назад

This Grandpa noticed those earrings also, although I wouldn't be caught anything, except dead, wearing them. Look cute on you! I'm a new gardener in Zone 9B, very south edge of Chandler AZ. Vegetables of the season in 8 sq.ft. raised beds. 10 planned, 7 complete currently.

@JerrasGarden Год назад

Nice and welcome to my channel.

@kentsuzuki63 2 месяца назад

One of the easier YT videos to follow! Thank you... let's hope your advice holds true in Tokyo!

@watercolourkeyes 2 месяца назад

So glad I found you! Thank you so much for sharing your experience and knowledge and expertise and enthusiasm 😊 🥕 🫘 🥗

@JerrasGarden 2 месяца назад

Welcome to my channel! Happy to share what I know.

@Alight_onahill 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for such a thorough education! This is so helpful!

@JerrasGarden 5 месяцев назад

Glad you liked it!

@beckymartinez9926 11 месяцев назад

I really loved the flavor and texture of Gold Rush beans.

@JerrasGarden 11 месяцев назад

I will have to research this one :)

@andrewwyndham4502 4 месяца назад

Hi Jerra, just came across your channel this evening, I live in South Africa, I'm just about to start growing Beans for the first time, so really enjoyed your video, keep them coming:)

@JBWolfe-di5xm 10 месяцев назад

I grow several in south NC northeastern are big and i grow french filet bush beans also and but i love them all i like the pythons for pickleing

@MEL-vo6xo 2 месяца назад

You explain so well for beginner gardeners and I've watched a ton of videos.

@JerrasGarden 2 месяца назад

Aww thanks! Happy to share what I know.

@GeauxGrow 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the tips! I am growing pole beans for the first time (Kentucky Wonder) and these tips are great! Thanks. Love the earrings. 💚

@JerrasGarden 3 месяца назад

Happy to share what I know. Kentucky Wonder is a great variety.

@naturallynorthwest9748 Год назад

Very thorough and detailed video. Thank you so much! I like your ear rings too :D

@JerrasGarden Год назад

Oh thank you!

@albertmo1722 3 месяца назад

Hi Jerra, You are a talented gardener! I wish I had your Green Thumb! Best, Albert, SF, CA

@JerrasGarden 3 месяца назад

Hi and welcome to my channel. Happy to share my knowledge.

@artistlovepeace 5 месяцев назад

Great info. Thanks for producing and sharing. I'm trying to focus on beans this year. I appreciate your lecture and demonstrations.

@JerrasGarden 5 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@absolutelyyouhomeandgarden 4 месяца назад

Such a great informative video, thanks for sharing!

@JerrasGarden 4 месяца назад

You’re welcome 😊

@STxFisherman 8 месяцев назад

Great video. Thanks for sharing! LOL @ the green bean earrings.

@JerrasGarden 8 месяцев назад

LOL Thanks!

@joyciejd9673 2 месяца назад

This was great because this year my tomatoes, cukes and zucchini are going into the ground but I am growing bush beans in containers. I was unsure how many per pot etc. So comprehensive and complete. thanks!

@Chocamatoes 6 месяцев назад

I love your earring! Thanks for the info.

@JerrasGarden 6 месяцев назад

You are so welcome!

@Annasayshello 2 месяца назад

I love the earrings. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

@JerrasGarden 2 месяца назад

You are so welcome!

@MsTwiththeTea1980 9 месяцев назад

So thankful to find your channel 😊newer gardener

@JerrasGarden 8 месяцев назад

Welcome!

@gperk929 4 месяца назад

Jerra I love your videos!!

@JerrasGarden 4 месяца назад

Thanks!

@richardnosewater5262 3 месяца назад

Awesome video! Very informative!

@JerrasGarden 3 месяца назад

Thank you for watching!

@edcicione 14 дней назад

Thanks for the tips. I just harvested garlic and looking for something to fill the space. Im in RI I really like your ear rings 😅

@violaspencer5628 6 месяцев назад

You are a blast of rapid fire information - can tell you really know your stuff first hand. Subbed!

@JerrasGarden 6 месяцев назад

Thanks! I to get straight to the point 😄

@nancyhaywood6486 2 месяца назад

awesome earrings. thanks for sharing your video. nice garden.

@danielleterry2331 3 месяца назад

You are so right! My first year I did fish fertilization and it caused my bush beans to not give me any greenbeans ! I was devastated. Now I just use my chicken compost in the dirt before I plant my seeds and leave them to just produce and spray when needed .

@JerrasGarden 3 месяца назад

Yup exactly.

@suravijoshi758 3 месяца назад

Thank you! Love the earrings too!

@JerrasGarden 3 месяца назад

Yay! Thank you!

@marymcandrew7667 9 месяцев назад

Very nice Jerra, love the earrings! We grow beans mostly for the developed beans inside and not the pod. They are great for storing over the year and using for soups, stews and if you use plant based cooking they can be great for baking etc. I did grow some nice bush beans this year too and found one much better than the others I trialed, they were Modesto, Hidalgo wasn't bad either. We live in the Scottish Borders so we only have the spring and summer to grow, by the end I'm praying for not so much rain so my pods can finish swelling!

@JerrasGarden 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for the suggestions, I will research those cultivars.

@minworks1626 Год назад

Thank you for this summary. I buy two types of pole/French beans with different maturing dates. This way I get a longer harvest period. I grow them in a very large pot on my deck using a tripod made of bamboo canes. This frees up my limited vegetable growing space in the garden. Regards J

@JerrasGarden Год назад

Great idea! I have seen the bamboo setup work well for peas/snow peas too.

@bertrandfernandes6719 4 месяца назад

nice beans you have\

@angelasmith2140 5 месяцев назад

I really appreciate you even tho I'm in NC your tips help so much continue to post ❤

@JerrasGarden 5 месяцев назад

Thank you! Will do!

@janicemoyer854 Год назад

I feel like you were listening in on a conversation I was having with my son just a few hours age. 😅 He said he was planting bush beans this weekend but I think he should wait until August or September as we are in zone 10A. I planted in mid February and they did well except for all the holes in the leaves. Im thinking it was those white moths that come out at night as I never saw any bugs on them, but I’m not positive. New to Florida gardening, appreciate the tutorials. 😃

@JerrasGarden Год назад

Your welcome! I'm Orlando zone 9B so yea, your area gets hotter than mine. Try growing yard longs beans right now and then switch back to regular bush/pole beans in September.

@ticaj Год назад

I'm growing contender and provider bush beans this year for the 3rd time. I've noticed the edges of a leaf on my blackeyed pea plant, was thewed up, I was wondering what it was, and now I know that must be the leaf roller. I don't have to worry because it's only one or two leaves. I'm very excited to grow beans this year. I'm growing them in pots, Thank you for the tips!

@JerrasGarden Год назад

Your very welcome! Black eyed peas are tough plants. A few chewed up leaves here and there shouldn't be enough to affect anything.

@shaywilson111 Год назад

Thank you!! so informative, I now know what’s wrong with my pole bean plants and how to fix it. Also what not to do next time I plant.

@JerrasGarden Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@niaru5850 4 месяца назад

From the ones depicted it looks like the yellow wax bean. We call them butter beans because you either blanche or steam them and then get on a pan and fry up with some butter and that is sooo delicious.

@wperdew6078 2 месяца назад

Earrings are dope

@sewpretty13 Год назад

Thanks for this great video. As always, I learn agreat deal. I was surprised you don't use Neem oil as you said it burned the leaves. I never put two and two together! Also in Orlando zone 9B. I grew Guyana yard long last year and they were amazing. I didn't get beans till the fall though. I also didn't realize you could put the seeds so close together. I will go out and add some more seeds!

@JerrasGarden Год назад

I have also tried out the Guyana yard long. I'm going to guess you got it from Cody Cove Farms which is such an interesting resource for tropical crops. They did ok for me.

@KathiTrujillo-kn6qn Год назад

Here in New Mexico I find the bush variety Big Kahuna produces well even with our hot summers. I love the name too, just makes me laugh 😁

@JerrasGarden Год назад

I tried this variety and it didn't produce much for me. Maybe I need to try again because if it grows in Mexico it should grow where I am at.

@jeaniehyer7920 5 месяцев назад

Love your earrings!😊

@JerrasGarden 5 месяцев назад

Thank you! 😊

@Oktopia Год назад

Trying beans for the second time this season. Last year I was too late and my short Norwegian season didn't get more than a few leaves. This year I'm both starting indoors and outside hoping to figure out the best method for my area. I'm in zone 4 so I know timing will be of the essence. Looking forward to this experiment. I want to add more nutrition both to my food and to my garden.

@JerrasGarden Год назад

Wow I cant even imagine growing in zone 4. I'm very lucky to be able to grow year round here in Florida.

@louellenhackel9310 Год назад

One of my favorite green beans is Cupidon. They are very tender with complex flavor profile. There flavor is brought out by lightly cooking or fermenting.

@JerrasGarden Год назад

Wow thank you for the suggestion. I had to google this one and it truly sounds delicious. I'm going to try growing it next season.

@louellenhackel9310 Год назад

@@JerrasGarden You are welcome. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

@ralfnuggs165 Год назад

I use jade beans as a cover crop because here in New Jersey they grow eve up until like November as long as no snow. So I plant them inside august and plant them late august where my hot loving plants die to replace nitrogen

@JerrasGarden Год назад

Good idea

@nitelite78 9 месяцев назад

I grew French beans for the first time this summer. It's my favourite veg and I was so happy with the results. So many beans with very little work. The variety I grew was called "Cobra" which is a pretty popular variety in the UK due to it being so prolific. Next year I plan on growing those again and I'd also like to grow a yellow variety of French beans as I think the two varieties will look great on the plate. Nice video and great earrings.

@JerrasGarden 9 месяцев назад

Thanks! I will have to research that bean variety.

@nitelite78 9 месяцев назад

@@JerrasGarden On the Red Garden's channel (based in Ireland) the guy did a whole lot of French bean testing and his most productive was a variety called "Emerite" which he showed to be even more productive than "Cobra". Unfortunately nowhere stocks Emerite seeds in the UK. I think the seeds were given to Red Gardens from someone in the USA. So you could probably get hold of those. I'd try Emerite if I could but for now I'll have to stick with Cobra. Which I'm OK with as Cobra gave me more beans than I could use anyway.

@marymcandrew7667 9 месяцев назад

Hi, I live in the Scottish Borders and have tried Cobra this year. I was trying to grow them for the black beans inside but only a few really got that developed. I was so disappointed but with what you said maybe I should just grow them as green beans?

@nitelite78 9 месяцев назад

@@marymcandrew7667 Not sure how good a harvest you would get for the black beans with Cobra. Haven't tried. To me they are a bean for eating green. I have saved a few fully formed dried pods purely for using for growing next year but this was just an afterthought as I still have loads of the seeds in the packet I bought. I'm not sure how much in total weight I got but about 12 plants has given enough beans for a family of 3 for 3 months. I also gave quite a lot away to family and and friends. Next year I will probably grow a few extra plants purely for seed so I don't have to buy any more.

@Tommyr 11 месяцев назад

Very good video. Where I am Japanese beetles are the problem. Use a trap about 30 feet away to lure them away from the garden. I grow Fostex pole beans, pole beans are AWESOME producers! I don't blanch them, I just pop them in a gallon freezer bag and put in the freezer!

@JerrasGarden 11 месяцев назад

I often wonder how the beans would turn out if I just froze them instead of par boiling first etc.... When you take them out of the freezer, do they have freezer burn?

@Tommyr 11 месяцев назад

No freezer burn. I just plop them into a pot of water and boil for about 10 minutes. I use zip lock freezer bags which are thicker than regular storage bags. @@JerrasGarden

@stephanieserblowski2092 Год назад

You planted the seeds very close together! Do you ever need to thin the bean plants?

@cedarridgen2791 2 месяца назад

Great info. I’m planting green beans and Dixie white butter peas today. They taste similar to butter beans but are less mealy. They love hot weather. So might do well in FLA. Hard to find though. I pick them very young, they are still a little green. They are so delicious. Great video.

@JerrasGarden 2 месяца назад

I will have to try growing Dixie white butter beans. Sounds delicious.

@cedarridgen2791 2 месяца назад

@@JerrasGarden White Dixie Butterpeas. They are a cross between a pea and butterbean. So Butterpea. Haha I hope you enjoy them.

@pawnshopjohnny8233 3 месяца назад

I came here for the green bean earrings!

@JerrasGarden 3 месяца назад

LOL

@charlesduke3456 2 месяца назад

Zone 7 has extremely hot and humid summers

@Psychodermia 2 месяца назад

I've found that seeds have everything they need to pop and grow for a while. I don't fertilize for a couple weeks after planting. 👽✌️

@PaulLadendorf Месяц назад

Thanks for this info. Green beans only take 6 weeks to harvest so why would you go back 4 mos. from your first frost date in the fall? 2 mos. should be plenty AFAIK.

@lancelaudig5189 4 месяца назад

try kentuckey blue pole beans. there a cross of kentuckey wonder and blue lake. fantastic flavor and straigth uniform beans.

@Bob.Middleton 3 месяца назад

Try Rattlesnake pole beans, Monte Gusto yellow pole bean, French Filet bush beans, Roma II Italian flat bush beans.

@JerrasGarden 3 месяца назад

Rattlesnake pole beans are one of my favorites

@sue3702 3 месяца назад

Neem oil is best used in the morning, not in the heat of the day. In my zone 10, in the AZ dessert, our water has a lot of salt in it. I learned beans hate the salt so I try to use rainwater or RO water. It's a hassle for just a few beans.

@JerrasGarden 3 месяца назад

I have tried neem in the morning and evening and still burned my plants. If it works for you then that is awesome. Wish it was the case for me.

@garryhogue4978 Год назад

A good productive bush green bean for the northern states would be Providers. The beans grow in clusters so you can reach in the bush in one spot to find the ones ready to pick, rather than hunt throughout the bush. Another good producer is the Contender, but I haven't been able to find it for years. But if you are looking for a good, hearty bean for Southern style, simmering all day long in a pot with a ham hock, the Roma, or "flat Italian" is my choice.

@terriyoungblood4565 Месяц назад

????I'm using stakes in a old bathtub? Should I hang neting too????

@cigarboxbattle2309 11 месяцев назад

If my pole beans leaves have a moderate amount of rust and the spines of the pods are dark with small rust spots on some areas of the beans, should I avoid eating them?

@JohnnyZBeatZ Год назад

👍

@gardingyrl3501 Месяц назад

Can you plant green beans in-between onions

@kathyt.7468 Месяц назад

At what length can I harvest my yard long beans? My beans are 26 inches long now!

@hmmm..2733 2 месяца назад

I’m going to can my beans this year…at least those that we don’t eat fresh. I pressure canned just a few pints last year, thinking I wouldn’t like them much and I was so surprised at how good they were! I added a little salt, dehydrated garlic and onion and they were delicious. Previously I had blanched them, lay them out on a cookie sheet to freeze, and then bagged them up and stored in the freezer. The texture and flavor, really, the overall quality, just wasn’t there for me. Thank you for posting a great video!

@marcrice2236 Год назад

Might mention that the purple beans only really aid in harvesting them by being easy to see. When cooked, the purple beans turn green.

@JerrasGarden Год назад

Very true. The purple cultivars lose some color once cooked.

@vetgirl71 2 месяца назад

👍🏽❤️

@rci2020 2 месяца назад

Hi. Are green beans the same as the hard beans we find in the stores that we have to boil over an hour to get soft?

@JerrasGarden 2 месяца назад

Those are dried shelling beans. Pretty much any green bean can be allowed to dry out and you shell out the beans. However, some varities are better than others for this. The green beans shown in this video are best for eating the entire fresh pod.

@norawong7092 11 месяцев назад

I planted my first beans in July of this year in a small pot indoors. Several leaves sprouted so I put the the pot outside but the leaves wilted and drooped within a few hours. I thought it was an outdoor plant. Was it too sunny for the young bean leaves or should I put it elsewhere in the shade?

@JerrasGarden 11 месяцев назад

I'm going to guess it was shock from not being slowly acclimated to the out doors. Beans are very easy to direct sow though.

@LisaAlmanza 2 месяца назад

What about Italian green beans, how easy is it to grow those and do know where I can get the seeds? They’re much thicker.

@JerrasGarden 2 месяца назад

Do you mean the Romano pole beans? They are flat and meaty?

@pavelchetirbok6126 5 месяцев назад

Did you plan on those sunflowers above your head? @ 4.45

@JerrasGarden 5 месяцев назад

I have tons of sunflowers that just reseed around but I also plant some too. I cant remember about those behind me specifically. But I usually have them growing almost year round in my garden.

@imjinrat2325 Месяц назад

I'm making my first attempt at growing anything with bush beans. I have no idea how much to water them.

@aprilmay7816 Год назад

My pole is not producing at all ma’am… please let me know what to do??

@beckymartinez9926 Год назад

The 3/4 pvc joint will fit on the T post? I thought the T post is bigger than that.

@JerrasGarden Год назад

Not the T posts I get from Home Depot or Tractor Supply. I slide the electrical conduit pole all the way thru the hole and the T post top hits that so it doesn't slide down anymore.

@beckymartinez9926 Год назад

@@JerrasGarden ok that makes so. Ty so much 🌸

@laurie-lynharrison3468 6 месяцев назад

I don’t see the link for the vinyl mesh trellis.

@JerrasGarden 6 месяцев назад

Here is the link: tinyurl.com/2pwfac84

@michaelmessina404 4 месяца назад

Long Asian beans can tolerate hotter summers a little better

@JerrasGarden 4 месяца назад

Yes they can! I switch to growing only yard long beans during the summer. I have a RU-vid video guide all about yard long beans too.

@KarenBarwick 10 месяцев назад

Hard to hear. Any way to increase the sound on your end. Mine was up to full volume. Good info.

@JerrasGarden 10 месяцев назад

I will check my video but unfortunately I cant go back in to adjust volume

@KarenBarwick 10 месяцев назад

I appreciate you checking. I did want to hear what you were sharing.@@JerrasGarden

@AmandaSargent-yr1fd 4 месяца назад

i gotta regrow my cucumber. my cat ripped it out the pot and chewed it up lol

@rameshwarsable2125 5 дней назад

you are so beautiful.. sweet dear.. your beans are healthy and giving so much production bcoz of you beautiful..

@user-yp1bu8jm7n Год назад

Can you grow pole beans on a fence ?

@JerrasGarden Год назад

Yes they would grow great on a fence.

@user-yp1bu8jm7n Год назад

Ok thanks so much I'll try it out next spring now I am growing bush green beans

@fredrickvoncold Год назад

My first time growing pole beans last year was looking good , nice big vines,but the I never had any beans . the summer came and they all turned yellow and died .

@JerrasGarden Год назад

It got too hot for them. What zone are you?

@fredrickvoncold Год назад

@@JerrasGarden 6b . it was very hot last year. I dont know maybe I could grow them in very shaded area.thankyou

@fredrickvoncold Год назад

oh I missed the part about fall growing.

@DebRoo11 Год назад

Did you fertilize with too much nitrogen?

@fredrickvoncold Год назад

@@DebRoo11 no . I grown them in my hukelkultur . It was over a hundred degrees for a few weeks last year . Im sure now thats why they died.I thought beens could take alot of heat . alot of stuff I dont know about gardening . I will fall plant if it fails.

@bethb8276 Год назад

What brand of fertilizer do you use in the beginning stage for the green beans?

@JerrasGarden Год назад

I use Jobes or Espoma brand tomato tone organic granular fertilizer for just about everything. I sprinkled in some in the trenches before I planted the seed.