Yesterday, I harvested the first few pole beans from our Blue Lake plants. It was just a bare handful, but it is still a nice start. The beans were planted in mid-May in two different locations – a southern exposure plot and in a pair of Earthboxes (EarthBox 80155 Garden Kit, Organic, Terracotta)
If you ever buy fresh green beans at the grocery store, raising your own can save you quite a bit of money. I’ve mostly seen 2-pound packages of fresh beans for around $4, depending on season – by comparison, a packet of bean seeds is generally less than $2 and will produce far more than just two pounds of beans. Our pole beans will continue to produce well into mid-fall and we usually pick several pounds’ worth every week. One or two nights a week, we have them with dinner and any excess during the week go into the freezer so we can enjoy them throughout the colder months of the year.
