I have a confession. When I was a teenager and young adult, I hated fresh green beans. I was used to eating them out of a can and, to me, fresh green beans were “fuzzy”. I definitely was tuned to the smooth, soft, already cooked texture of a canned green bean. I maintained that I didn’t like fresh green beans even after I started growing my own garden as an adult. It wasn’t until my third year of gardening that I gave it a try and learned to love the flavor and texture and freshness of fresh green beans and the difference in home canned green beans over the commercial type.

So, let’s talk about growing green beans. I really believe they should be a staple in everybody’s garden for diversity and nutritional value. They’re a crowd pleaser, for sure. They are relatively easy to grow in almost any situation, but there are some pests and timing the harvest is often the trick to successfully growing green beans. Let’s dig in.

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Resources:

Introduction to Green Beans - Food Gardening Network (mequoda.com)

https://www.webmd.com/diet/health-benefits-green-beans

Phaseolus vulgaris - Wikipedia

Phytohaemagglutinin - Wikipedia

Green bean - Wikipedia