Description
Some say pole beans have better flavor than bush beans. 'Blue Lake FM-1K' certainly would support that statement. Besides outstanding flavor, plants are high-yielding. Vigorous, 5'-8' vines produce a bounty of 5"-7", white-seeded beans that are excellent fresh and also canned or frozen. Disease resistant.
Variety Info
- Days to Maturity: 66 days
- Family: Fabaceae
- Type: Snap Bean, Pole Bean
- Native: Mexico and South America
- Hardiness: Frost-sensitive annual
- Exposure: Full sun
- Plant Dimensions: 5'–8' long vines
- Variety Info: 5"–7" long, ½" wide silvery-green pods; stringless when young, white seeds. 'Blue Lake FM-1K' is common bean mosaic virus resistant.
- Attributes: Bean Mosaic Virus Resistant, Frost Sensitive
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 65°F, ideally 70°–85°F. Successive Sowings: Every 7 to 14 days up to 80 days before your average first fall frost date. NOTE: In very hot summer areas, skip sowing as high heat approaches; temperatures consistently above 90°F will prevent beans from forming.
- When to Start Inside: Not recommended.
- Days to Emerge: 6–12 days
- Seed Depth: 1"
- Seed Spacing: 1 seed every 6"
- Row Spacing: 36"
- Thinning: Not required
Description
Some say pole beans have better flavor than bush beans. 'Blue Lake FM-1K' certainly would support that statement. Besides outstanding flavor, plants are high-yielding. Vigorous, 5'-8' vines produce a bounty of 5"-7", white-seeded beans that are excellent fresh and also canned or frozen. Disease resistant.
Variety Info
- Days to Maturity: 66 days
- Family: Fabaceae
- Type: Snap Bean, Pole Bean
- Native: Mexico and South America
- Hardiness: Frost-sensitive annual
- Exposure: Full sun
- Plant Dimensions: 5'–8' long vines
- Variety Info: 5"–7" long, ½" wide silvery-green pods; stringless when young, white seeds. 'Blue Lake FM-1K' is common bean mosaic virus resistant.
- Attributes: Bean Mosaic Virus Resistant, Frost Sensitive
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 65°F, ideally 70°–85°F. Successive Sowings: Every 7 to 14 days up to 80 days before your average first fall frost date. NOTE: In very hot summer areas, skip sowing as high heat approaches; temperatures consistently above 90°F will prevent beans from forming.
- When to Start Inside: Not recommended.
- Days to Emerge: 6–12 days
- Seed Depth: 1"
- Seed Spacing: 1 seed every 6"
- Row Spacing: 36"
- Thinning: Not required