Branch out!

Yellow wax beans (there are some pole varieties if you look hard enough)
Purple wax beans
French filet beans
Dragon tongue beans
Yardlong beans
Half-runner beans
Sugar Snap peas
Snow peas
English peas

We have grown Blue Lake bush beans for three years now. Love them. Since I took over major gardening responsibility two years ago, on recommendations I read here, I decided to plant some pole beans. I could not find Blue Lake pole beans, so I planted Kentucky Blue. Not as good, did not produce any longer into summer than Blue Lake bush beans did.

If I can't find Blue Lake pole beans next year, will only grow Blue Lake bush.

If you have only tried the bush type, you should really try the Kentucky wonder pole bean it is much better than any of the bush types and (in my opinion the best pole variety)

I just want to grows beans not for the long pods but for the beans. I like beans not pods, is this a good candidate?

petunialover,

You're talking about dried beans, right?

White beans, black beans, red beans, speckled beans or what?

Jim

I agree with arvis kentucky wonder pole beans are very good.