Kentucky Wonder comes in both bush and pole varieties. Do you still have your seed packet? It will say right on the front which kind they are. Bush beans will get probably 12-18 inches high and not have long tendrils that grow up and around the pole. If you are seeing these tendrils growing out of the plant, you have pole beans. I have both of them planted in my garden (both Kentucky Wonder) and I'm concerned I will have a problem picking mine (bush) that are so closely spaced. They will be awfully hard to find in all that growth. Next year I am going back to planting them in double row the width of the box, spacing seeds 4" apart and rows 4" apart. Right now I have 12 solid squares, and it's a jungle in there!

Granny

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I have the same with blue lake. The nice thing about them is that the bush produce until the pole beans start. Continual harvest is nice!

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That's an interesting thought, Sinfonian. I will consider doing that in the future. I've heard that bush types taste better than pole, so I will be able to taste them and be sure if I agree.

Granny, thanks so much for all the info. It seemed silly to check the packet, but there it was. It says they're pole. The other green beans I got from Wal-Greens didn't say if they were bush or pole, so we will see on them as they grow.

These pole beans sure aren't one long vine as I thought they would be. They don't have tendrils yet, so I guess I will update this thread as they get bigger and let you know my newest thoughts. It's odd that they don't since the green peas I planted at the same time have lots of tendrils. hmmmmm

~Angela

I was going to take a photo to show you the difference, and my camera batteries are dead :-(

Soon as I get some batteries, I'll do that.

Granny

Here is a link that might be useful: Annie's Kitchen Garden