Burpee Stringless Bush Bean Seeds – Green Snap Beans
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Grow a classic garden favorite with Burpee Stringless bush beans. Their meaty green pods offer fresh flavor for cooked side dishes, freezing, and canning. Harvest while pods are young and tender for the best eating quality, then enjoy a generous picking without the tall support structure required by pole beans.
Variety Highlights
- Variety: Burpee Stringless.
- Growth: Bush habit, typically approximately 2 feet tall.
- Pods: Green, approximately 5 inches long at a useful harvest stage.
- Harvest timing: Approximately 50–60 days from sowing, depending on growing conditions.
- Uses: Freshly cooked snap beans, freezing, and canning.
Available Seed Packs
- 1 oz
- 4 oz
- 1 lb
- 5 lb
Select your preferred pack size before adding to cart. All packs are sold by weight, not a guaranteed seed count. This listing is for seeds, not live plants or harvested beans.
When and How to Plant
Direct sow after frost danger has passed and the soil has warmed to approximately 65–75°F. Choose full sun and loose, well-drained soil. Work compost into the planting bed as needed.
- Sowing depth: Approximately 1 inch.
- Plant spacing: 4–6 inches apart.
- Row spacing: 18–24 inches apart.
For a longer harvest season, make additional sowings approximately every 10 days while your climate allows enough time for the crop to mature before cold weather.
Growing and Care
Keep the seedbed evenly moist while seedlings establish. Water consistently during flowering and pod formation without leaving the soil waterlogged. Keep weeds under control and rotate your bean planting area from season to season.
Harvesting
Pick pods while they feel firm, crisp, and tender, before the developing seeds become prominent. Check plants frequently so pods do not become overmature. The stringless characteristic does not prevent older pods from becoming tough.
Kitchen Use
Steam, sauté, or simmer young pods for fresh meals. Preserve surplus using appropriate blanching and freezing methods or a tested pressure-canning recipe. Cook beans before eating.
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