For now, the suggestions for gardeners are to rogue your Blue Lake pole bean plants when you see an off-type plant, or switch to Kentucky Blue pole bean. You might set up your own trial while ...

Question: I have some purple pole beans that I grew this summer. I got the seed from a friend. She says they are called Kew Blue. Can I save these bean seeds from my crop for next year?

The Blue Lake pole bean may be the all-time favorite of many gardeners but it isn’t the only bean out there. Hume suggests trying other varieties such as Kentucky Blue, a cross of Kentucky ...

Pole beans are bountiful ... Other varieties to try include "Kentucky Blue" and "Kentucky Wonder Wax.'' "Scarlet Runner" beans produce bright red flowers if continually picked.

Blue Lake (available in pole and bush), Kentucky Wonder and Cherokee Trail of Tears are very popular pole varieties, but there are many others that work well, too. If you prefer fresh beans to eat ...

Fortunately, other excellent pole bean varieties such as Kentucky Wonder, Blue Lake, Romano (green, yellow and purple varieties), Purple King and Violet Podded Stringless are widely available.

The liquid in Kentucky Wonder pole green beans is called pot liquor and contains all the vitamins, according to Savannah Guthrie's mom Nancy. If you can't find Kentucky Wonder pole green beans ...

In my opinion, the best pole bean is Musica – also known as Spanish Musica – although Blue Lake and Kentucky Wonder are reliable producers as well. Beans have large, kidney-shaped seeds.

Bush bean varieties to consider are Blue Lake, Contender, Jade or Provider among others. Pole beans would include Kentucky Blue, Kentucky Wonder, Meralda and Pinto. Beans are pretty sensitive to ...