Planting Green Beans (Bush)
Green Beans (Bush) is a warm season vegetable in the Fabaceae family. Getting the timing right is the difference between a strong stand and a disappointing one, so the windows below are given relative to your own last spring frost and first fall frost rather than a generic calendar date. Look up your local frost dates and count back or forward from there.
Sow Green Beans (Bush) directly into the garden 1–2 weeks after your last frost, once the soil has warmed.
Spacing and Planting Depth
Give Green Beans (Bush) room to mature. The figures below come from verified extension and seed-supplier data for typical varieties.
| Spacing in row | 4 inches |
|---|---|
| Row spacing | 18 inches |
| Plants per sq ft | 2 |
| Planting depth | 1 inches |
| Sun requirement | Full sun |
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Days to Maturity
Green Beans (Bush) reaches maturity in 50–60 days from sowing. Once ready, plants continue producing for approximately 21 days.
For a continuous harvest, sow a new batch every 14 days. Use the succession planting scheduler →
Green Beans (Bush) is ready to harvest after about 55 days. Picking regularly over the roughly 21-day harvest window keeps plants productive and encourages a longer pick. Harvest before the first fall frost, which will end the plant's productive season.
Conditions and Care
As a warm-season vegetable, Green Beans (Bush) needs warm soil and settled weather to thrive, and is set back or killed by frost. It is frost tender, so wait until all danger of frost has passed before planting out and harvest before the first fall frost.
Green Beans (Bush) needs full sun — give it at least six hours of direct light a day for the best growth and flavor. Sow seed about 1 inch deep, then keep the soil evenly moist until seedlings establish.
Green Beans (Bush) belongs to the Fabaceae family; rotating where you grow members of this family each year helps limit the build-up of soil-borne pests and disease. Because it matures relatively quickly, Green Beans (Bush) rewards succession sowing: small, repeated plantings keep a steady supply coming rather than one short glut.
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Companion Plants
Pairing Green Beans (Bush) with the right neighbors can improve growth and deter pests; a few combinations are best avoided.
Grows well with: Carrots, Cucumber, Beets, Corn
Keep away from: Onion, Fennel, Garlic
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Related Crops
Other crops you might grow alongside or instead of Green Beans (Bush).
In the same family
Green Beans (Bush) is in the Fabaceae family. Other Fabaceae crops in the Gardenable database:
Documented companions
These crops are listed as good growing partners for Green Beans (Bush):
Similar growing requirements
Crops with similar season and time to maturity — useful if you want a diverse garden on a similar schedule: