While bush beans and pole beans are both garden staples, there are some important differences to consider when deciding which ...

Both species of beans come in pole and bush varieties, but most runner beans are pole beans. Runner beans, native to Mexico, are often grown as ornamentals for their flowers.

Bush beans tend to mature a little quicker (50-60 days) than pole beans (65-75 days). However, pole beans keep producing as you pick them, whereas bush beans produce most of their fruit at the ...

Green beans were one of our earliest cultivated plants, tracing their beginnings to Central and South America where they were an original member of the “Three-Sisters,” a companion planting of ...

Both bush and pole are snap beans with different growth habits. Space available in the garden may determine your choice. Snap beans belong to the family Leguminosae, the genus Phaseolus and species ...

Bush beans were harvested 70 to 84 days after planting from seed. For the project they chose 12 types of pole beans, which take longer to mature, and seven bush bean varieties.

“Pole beans produce longer than bush beans, and as a farmer, they give us more options. We can pick them when they’re small and tender or leave them on the plants a little longer.