While pole beans are often more productive, bush beans have the advantage of cropping more quickly. Read more: The 11 Most Difficult Vegetables To Grow In Your Garden. Advantages Of Growing Pole Beans ...

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 ...

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Pole beans should be planted 4-to-6 inches apart (or 4-to-6 seed in hills spaced 3 feet apart) and should be provided with a trellis for the plant to grow onto.

They produced right up until frost — a total of 256 1/2 green pole beans. This garden took only a small area, 12 by 6 inches on the ground. The author lives in Falmouth.

Add the beans, pushing them down into the stock, and return to a boil. Cover and simmer until tender, 30 to 45 minutes for true pole beans. Drain the beans and season with salt and pepper.