Customer Service Hours
Mon-Fri 8-4 MST
Features
Family
Fabaceae
Native
Mexico and South America
Life Cycle
Annual
Plant Height
Medium (12" - 24")
Further Information
Plant Characteristics
Good for Containers
Growing Conditions
Frost Sensitive
Plant Resistance
- Anthracnose Resistant
- Bean Mosaic Virus Resistant
About Tavera Filet Bush Bean Seeds
Phaseolus vulgaris
4"–5" dark green, slender, round, straight pods, with small, white seeds; very tender. 'Tavera' has disease resistance to anthracnose and bean common mosaic virus.
Planting Bean
Days to Maturity
54 days
Plant Spacing
1 seed every 4"
Light Required
Full sun
Plant Height
Medium (12" - 24")
Planting Depth
1"
Coverage & Planting Details
| Coverage | This packet sows up to 19 feet. |
|---|---|
| Row Spacing | 24" |
| Seed Depth | 1" |
| Seed Spacing | 1 seed every 4" |
| Thinning | Not required |
| Germination | 6–12 days |
| Start Indoors | Not recommended; bean plants do not transplant well. |
| Direct Sow | RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 65°F, ideally 70°–85°F. Successive Sowings: Every 7 to 14 days up to 80 days before your average first fall frost date. NOTE: In very hot summer areas, skip sowing as high heat approaches; temperatures consistently above 90°F will prevent beans from forming. |
| Growing & Harvesting | Snap beans are ready to pick when the pod "snaps" or breaks in half cleanly. This is when the seeds have just begun to form and the pods are several inches long (depending on the variety). Hold the stem with one hand, and the pod with the other hand to avoid pulling off branches, which will continue to produce. At season's end, plants are great compost material if they are disease-free. |
Find Your Frost Date & Grow Zone
Average First Frost Date
October 19
Average Last Frost Date
May 19
Your Hardiness Zone is
5b
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22 reviews
- Stephen K.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars8/15/26Seeds
All was great
Which best describes you as a gardener? IntermediateBIBotanical Interests8/15/26Hey Stephen,
We're so happy to hear that everything went great with your Tavera Filet Bush Bean Seeds! Thanks so much for being part of the growing community! Keep on growing 🌻
- Erica B.Verified BuyerRated 1 out of 5 stars8/11/26No beans
None germinated, tried twice. Direct sowed.
Kept them watered
Which best describes you as a gardener? IntermediateBIBotanical Interests8/15/26Hey Erica,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts in a review. I've reached out to you via email to offer assistance. Your feedback is invaluable to us, and we are committed to ensuring your experience is positive. Thank you once again for your input. Keep on growing 🌻️
- Cindy L.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars7/31/26So Tender
The only problem with these beans is that they rarely make it to the kitchen to cook. I snack on them right in the garden!
Which best describes you as a gardener? IntermediateBIBotanical Interests7/31/26Hey Cindy,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts in a review. We love hearing that your Tavera Filet Bush Bean Seeds are so delicious that they're disappearing straight from the garden! That's the best kind of compliment. Your feedback is invaluable to us, and we're thrilled you're having such a great experience. Thank you once again for your input. Keep on growing 🌻
- Jane M.Verified BuyerRated 1 out of 5 stars7/18/26SO DISAPPOINTED THIS YEAR!
So I just pointed this year! I have been buying this brand for many years and have always had at least 80 to 90% germination and wonderful plants and incredible long producing plants. This year was a bust. Nothing has changed at my place but the germination rate was about 10% on one package of beans! Thought about asking for a refund, but I just went and bought a grocery store brand of beans and got 100% germination. Really disappointed with these this year
Which best describes you as a gardener? ProfessionalBIBotanical Interests7/21/26Hey Jane,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts in a review. I've reached out to you via email to offer assistance. Your feedback is invaluable to us, and we are committed to ensuring your experience is positive. Thank you once again for your input. Keep on growing 🌻️
- Susan S.Verified BuyerRated 4 out of 5 stars6/24/26Just not germinating this year
These are my absolute favorite bush beans that we have had such a nasty year in Colorado with drought and heat and snow and they have not germinated. I am so disappointed. Can’t blame the beans just the weather. They are the most delicious tender green beans I’ve ever eaten.
BIBotanical Interests6/25/26Hey Susan,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts and for giving our Tavera Filet Bush Bean Seeds 4 stars despite the challenging growing conditions! It sounds like Colorado has really thrown you some curveballs this season with that wild mix of drought, heat, and snow - Mother Nature can definitely be unpredictable. We're so glad to hear that these are your absolute favorite bush beans and that you find them to be the most delicious and tender green beans you've ever eaten! That means the world to us. Here's hoping for better growing weather ahead so you can enjoy another amazing harvest of these tasty beans. Keep on growing 🌻️