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'Emerite' Beans |
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Pole
Green
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Pole green bean with slim, straight, round, smooth, light-green pods. Harvest at 4 to 5 inches for filet or 7 inches for snap.
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53-64
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.9 Stars)
Taste: (4.9 Stars)
Yield: (4.5 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.7 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 12
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KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 02/15/2022 by
jesk
- An intermediate gardener
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Stark, North Dakota, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I find the eating quality much better than \'Blue Lake\', \'Kentucky Wonder\', \'Fortex\', \'Rattlesnake\', and \'Kentucky Blue\'. \r\n\r\nEmerite remains tender at all stages of ripeness. This is a good trait in case you get busy and forget to pick for a few days. Most other varieties get really fat if not picked promptly, and this fatness equates to a tougher, more fibrous consistency; Emerite doesn\'t do this. \r\n\r\nEmerite displays a nice, clean flavor; it doesn\'t get overly bean-y (not sure how else to describe this) like most other varieties. \r\n\r\nIt maintains very good quality after freezing, especially compared to all other varieties. Emerite is a treat to grab out of the freezer during the off season, whereas other varieties are less enjoyable, since they become either mushy, floppy, watery, discoloured, or otherwise unappealing with freezing.\r\n\r\nEmerite grows like any pole bean. I haven\'t noticed much difference in vigor, disease, or yield among varieties. Usually, with pole beans, the yield is high and continues until frost.\r\n\r\nOne thing though, is it\'s become difficult to buy seeds for \'Emerite\'. I know of only one seed catalog listing certified-organic \'Emerite\' (as of 2022) and it it\'s currently out of stock. Unfortunately, or some reason \'Emerite\'s fallen out of favor with seed suppliers. Perhaps folks these days are less particular about how beans taste, or maybe \'Emerite\' doesn\'t do as well in other areas as it does for me? |
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Reviewed on 09/24/2015 by
Blythe
- An experienced gardener
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I grew this bean in my unheated greenhouse. 12 plants yielded pounds and pounds of beans from mid July (planted kind of late) through late September. Beans are great at almost any size. Not sure mine would have had enough time to mature for seed saving - have had the heater on since about September 10 but it's time to shut the greenhouse down for winter. Direct seeded without inoculant and grew up single nylon strings - they outgrew that - probably had plants that were 8-10 feet tall. As side shoots emerged, I trained them onto their neighbors' strings. Perfect for a narrow spot in the greenhouse so I will probably plant them there next year too and think about crop rotation the year after that. |
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Reviewed on 02/02/2010 by
Veggie Mom
- An experienced gardener
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Licking, Ohio, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Excellent flavor- perfect for pickled "Dilly Beans" |
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Reviewed on 03/13/2009 by
keshreve
- An experienced gardener
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Laramie, Wyoming, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Best green bean I've found for short Wyoming growing season....is extremely reliable, and produces tons of great-tasting beans. |
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Reviewed on 02/07/2009 by
OhioMG
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Huron, Ohio, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I can't say enough good things about this bean. It bore an ABUNDANCE of beans during an adverse season up here in Zone 5 and even was nice enough not to stop production just because we missed seeing a few to pick. It is a rather forgiving bean, tasty from small to slightly overgrown, and it put up with drought as well as the occasional forgotten "too long on" soaker hose. (The old "Did you turn off the..." "No -- I thought YOU did..." syndrome...) ;-) I froze them rather than canning, and they retained their texture and lovely beany flavor well -- a true joy to the palate just a few dinners ago.
Note: The idea of growing them on teepees does not work well with these vigorous beans. They will stay in their bed and behave, but they ATE the teepees and looked for more. They NEED to be trellised for optimum production and sanity. |
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Reviewed on 11/13/2008 by
londondeon
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Island, Washington, United States
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| I have been growing this bean for about 12 years. It is the most prolific bean I have ever tried. I stopped growing others as this is so reliable.
Since I sell beans in market situations, I have refused to tell people what bean it is as I want to keep the competition down. Everyone wants my beans and I want to keep up demand.
I plant about 150 feet of the emerite and the yield is between 400-450 pounds in a season.
One unfortunate thing I have found is the deer and rabbits love the leaves, so be sure your fences are in order.
Londondeon |
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Reviewed on 09/16/2008 by
gandle
- An experienced gardener
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Dawson, Nebraska, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Excellent flavor, not as prolific as some other beans we have grown |
| | | 1 of 1 gardener found this review helpful.
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Reviewed on 08/15/2008 by
DrFood
- An experienced gardener
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Dane, Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I purchased this type of pole bean based on reviews here, and I'm so glad I did! Pole beans are the way to go (unless you'll be harvesting by machine) for increased yield and better flavor, and Emerite has some of the best yields and flavor I've seen.
Right now I'm growing Rattlesnake pole beans and Emerite, and the Emerite are higher yielding, not as quick to get overgrown, and they don't have strings that need to be removed. They can be harvested very small and then up to 7-8 inches long, so if you have to be away from your garden for a couple of days you won't end up with wasted beans. |
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Reviewed on 05/03/2007 by
GardenMom
- A novice gardener
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Albany, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| This is by far my favorite bean. It's hearty, the beans are delicious and stay nice and slim for long periods of time. The height (6-7 feet) of the vine makes it great for a bean teepee for my kids which they love harvesting from, yet it's not too big as to be overwhelming for the smaller gardener. We picked beans all season, a must for any garden! |
| | | 1 of 1 gardener found this review helpful.
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Reviewed on 11/15/2006 by
Zeedman
- An experienced gardener
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Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Very good cool-soil germination, moderate vines to 6-7 feet. Pods round, straight, 6-7 inches, very firm texture, outstanding flavor. Probably the best quality of any I've grown for canning & freezing. Had some trouble with rust in a cool year, but continued to bear. |
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Reviewed on 12/01/2005 by
Joachim
- An experienced gardener
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Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Simply the best pole bean. Excellent taste, good disease resistance, heavy yields. The vines grow 7' high which makes harvesting easy. |
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Reviewed on 09/29/2005 by
Lisa in Oregon
- An intermediate gardener
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Oregon, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Most of the season these beans were short and curled, too much bother to pick/prepare. But late season, when the other beans are ravaged and scarcely yielding, this one is still pumping out beans, and more of them are longer and straighter. |
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