Description

Blue Lake 274 Bean is a dependable bush bean variety prized for its tender, stringless pods, excellent flavor, and heavy yields. Compact plants produce abundant harvests of smooth, straight green beans that are ideal for fresh eating, canning, and freezing. Its consistent productivity and high-quality pods have made it a longtime favorite among home gardeners and market growers alike.

Blue Lake 274 offers a mild, slightly sweet bean flavor with crisp texture and exceptional tenderness when harvested young. The uniform pods are well suited for steaming, sautéing, and preserving, maintaining excellent color and texture after cooking. Reliable harvests over an extended period make this variety especially useful for succession planting and kitchen gardens.

Bush-style plants are compact, sturdy, and easy to manage without the need for trellises or support. They perform well in raised beds, garden rows, and smaller growing spaces while producing heavily throughout the summer season. If you’re looking for an easy-to-grow bush bean with dependable yields and outstanding eating quality, Blue Lake 274 is an excellent garden choice.

• Type: Open-pollinated annual
• Direct sow: After last frost when soil is warm
• Sun: Full sun
• Spacing: 4–6 inches
• Height: 16–20 inches
• Days to harvest: 55–60 days

Bush beans thrive in warm weather and fertile, well-drained soil with consistent moisture during flowering and pod development. Sow seeds directly outdoors after all danger of frost has passed and soil temperatures have warmed. Harvest pods frequently while young and tender to encourage continued production and maintain the best flavor and texture throughout the growing season.

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