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HEIRLOOM The earliest romano-style pole bean we’ve found, Northeaster Pole Bean is incredibly succulent and sweet as well as lusciously long, often 8″ or more before turning fibrous. We love their pale purple flowers attracting hummingbirds and butterflies! As with all pole beans, once “Nor’Easter” begins to mature seeds, they don’t produce as many flowers, so the more snap beans you harvest, the more flowers and thus delectable snap beans will surround you.
Planting Method: Direct Sow Only
When to sow: After final frost, once soil is warm
Sowing and seedling care: Sow every 4 inches along a fence, or 3 seeds per teepee pole. Inoculants often increase yields. Dark seeds germinate in cool soils better than white seeds. Trellis at least 5 feet high with the strongest materials you can find! Sow every 2-3 weeks through mid-July for continual harvest
Seed Depth: 1 inch Sun Needs: Full
Days to Germination: 8-10 days 70-80°F
Spacing after thinning: 4-6 inches
Days to Harvest: 55-62 days to green bean
Height: 6+ feet
Harvest: Harvest young pods before swelling for maximum sweetness
Jaye –
Huge producer with excellent flavor; even the ones that hide and aren’t harvested until they are nearly an inch wide are tender and sweet. At peak season 5 plants (each 8-10 feet long) were producing a pound of beans a day. We shared the excess with our local food pantry.
Rich (verified owner) –
Best pole bean I’ve ever tasted/grown. Beans were so big it didn’t take many to make a meal. We were picking them into September.
Melissa Knox –
Hi Rich, so glad to here you enjoy this variety as much as we do! Melissa