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SUNSHINE

SUNSHINE

65 days. Maximize your wax bean production with this exciting new release! Exquisite, slender, butter-yellow beans will reach 6 ¾-7 inches long with a delicious flavor and stringless texture. Vigorous, vining plants stretch very long and produce outstanding yields of easily harvested clusters of 2-4 beans. White seeds; 110 per ounce.

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Peter M.
Awaiting

My in-law, an accomplished community farmer/donor, has excellent results growing your seeds. I patiently wait the results of my work. The only garden pest is the dog who loves to eat the pole bean leaves. ‘Will update at harvest.

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James
Great Wax Pole Bean

This variety consistently produces high yields of tasty golden beans, which hold well on the plant without getting stringy here in Massachusetts, regardless of weather. I've grown them the past three years, and they've survived both record droughts and wet summers. After a initial large harvest, they continue to produce until the first frost. No significant issues with pests or disease, and they tend to outperform my bush varieties, being further off the ground and out of reach of slugs, voles, etc.

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Judith G.C.
Delicious &Productive

In my Northern Illinois garden Sunshine was the first pole bean to be harvested, 2-3 weeks before Blauhilde and Monte Gusto. It produced reliably and generously throughout the odd summer of too much rain in one week followed by weeks of no rain. It has a delicious buttery "bean"� taste far superior to bush filet beans, stringless, and holds its color with cooking. Vigorous 7-8' vines will get a bean tunnel in my "�22 garden.

Soil Temp for Germ 60–85°F
Seed Depth 1"
Seed Spacing 2–4"
Days to Emergence 8–16
Thin Plants to 4"
Row Spacing 18–36"
Fertilizer Needs Low
Minimum Germination 80%
Seeds per Ounce Listed per variety
Seed Life 2–3 years

Rich and flavorful beans are fiber-packed veggies that promote digestive health and are excellent sources of antioxidants that scavenge free radicals in the body. They are also nitrogen-fixing legumes; beans gather nitrogen from the air and load it into the soil to feed future crops.

Days to maturity are calculated from date of direct seeding.

Culture
• Beans are shallow rooted and can require up to 1/4 inch of water a day during hot weather
• Optimum soil pH is 5.5-6.5, mildly acidic
• Apply 1 cup of TSC's Complete fertilizer per 10 row feet, and 1 inch of compost

Direct Sowing
• One ounce of seed plants 12-15 row feet, 1/2 pound for 100 row feet
• Grow Pole, Runner, and Yard Long beans on trellises

Insects & Diseases
• Common insects: Mexican bean beetles, bean weevils, cucumber beetles, spider mites
• Insect control: Pyrethrin
• Common diseases: See chart below
• Disease prevention: Avoid wetting the foliage, remove plants at the end of the year, 3-4 year crop rotation

Harvest & Storage
• Ready for harvest about 2 weeks after bloom
• Pick when pods are nearly full size and seeds are still small
• Harvest every 3-5 days to increase yields
• Store at 40-45°F and 95% relative humidity

KEY TO BEAN DISEASE RESISTANCE AND TOLERANCE
HR indicates high resistance.
IR indicates intermediate resistance.
A* | Anthracnose
BB | Bacterial Blight
BBS | Bacterial Brown Spot
BLS | Bacterial Leaf Spot
BMV | Bean Mosaic Virus
CTM | Curly Top Beet Mosaic Virus
DM | Downy Mildew
HB | Halo Blight
PM | Powdery Mildew
PMV | Pod Mottle Virus
R | Common Rust
* Numbers indicate specific disease race.

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