Pole Beans vs. Bush Beans

Which to plant?  Pole beans or bush beans

The debate for my family was easy to solve.  We went with pole beans because they will certainly be the most fun for the kids.  We planted them around a teepee that we constructed using bamboo.  When the heat of summer comes the vines will have covered the teepee making a nice shady spot on the inside to rest and cool off after play.  I love to read about plants, and maybe we will plant bush beans another year. 

Here is what I found about beans -

Pole Beans

• Grow tall and need support
• Beans are produced throughout the summer on the same vines.
• 63 days to maturity

Bush Bean

• Grow about 2 feet tall 
• Beans are harvested within a short time of one another, so they need multiple, staggered plantings
• 58 days to maturity