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'Black Seeded Blue Lake' Beans
 
Sub-Category: Pole
Green
 
Sub-Category 2:
Description: Pole green bean. 6- to 8-foot vines bear straight, stringless pods.
Days To Maturity: 55-63
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Overall: (4.5 Stars)Overall
Taste: (5.0 Stars)Taste
Yield: (4.0 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (4.5 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 01/23/2008 by Nancy Strasser - An experienced gardener

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Pulaski, Virginia, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Excellent taste and production. I grew them on a 7' trellis. I got my seeds from GrowItalian.com (labeled as 'Bobis a Grano Nero')
 

Reviewed on 01/09/2008 by Lewis - An intermediate gardener

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Cumberland, Illinois, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

I grew this as a vining green bean on my corn stalks. It made a slighly smaller green bean than others, but the taste was good. Easy to grow; it just needs support. This bean did not really like my corn as a support. The stalks were too far apart, perhaps.
 




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