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
Growing Conditions
- Frost Sensitive
- Heat Tolerant
Plant Resistance
- Bean Mosaic Virus Resistant
- Powdery Mildew Resistant
About Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
6"–8" long, round-oval, slightly curved pods. Also resistant to common bean mosaic virus.
Planting Bean
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 16 feet. |
|---|---|
| Row Spacing | 24" |
| Seed Depth | 1" |
| Seed Spacing | 1 seed every 4" |
| Thinning | Not required |
| Germination | 6–12 days |
| Start Indoors | Not recommended. |
| 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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31 reviews
- Dianna M.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars4/23/26Best bush bean
This is the best yielding bush bean I’ve ever grown.
Which best describes you as a gardener? IntermediateBIBotanical Interests5/3/26Hey Dianna,
We're so happy to hear our Contender Bush Bean Seeds are the best yielding bush beans you've ever grown! Contender beans are such fantastic producers and they're known for their reliability and incredible harvests! There's nothing quite like having a steady supply of fresh, tender beans from your own garden throughout the growing season. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful experience and for giving these amazing beans such high praise! Keep on growing 🌻️
- Ray W.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars12/28/25Reliable and prolific
This year my Contender bush beans out-produced every other bean I planted by a wide margin. In addition to eating them fresh and giving bunches away to neighbors and friends, I canned and froze several quarts from a single 4'x8' plot. I plant Contender beans every year.
Which best describes you as a gardener? ExpertBIBotanical Interests12/30/25Hey Ray,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your incredible experience with our Contender Bush Bean Seeds! We're absolutely thrilled to hear that they out-produced every other bean variety in your garden by such a wide margin! That's exactly what we love to hear - beans that not only feed your family but give you plenty to share with neighbors and friends, plus enough to preserve for later. A single 4'x8' plot producing several quarts to can and freeze is just amazing! We love that you plant Contender beans every year - that kind of loyalty really speaks to how reliable and prolific this variety truly is. Thank you for choosing us and for sharing your growing success with us. Keep on growing 🌻️
- Patti M.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars10/20/25Great grower in my GreenStalk
We are eating them now and they are so delicious
Which best describes you as a gardener? IntermediateBIBotanical Interests10/21/25Hey Patti,
We love to hear success stories about our Contender Bush Bean Seeds - we love it even more that you've been enjoying your vertical growing setup!
There's something so satisfying about maximizing your growing space while still getting those incredible flavors and abundant harvests.
Your GreenStalk success and delicious harvest experience will be so inspiring for other gardeners who want to discover just how rewarding and space-efficient Contender Bush Bean Seeds can be for creating those amazing vertical garden harvests!
Keep on growing 🌻️
- Karen C.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars2/26/255 Stars
These beans grew and grew and grew. I had trouble keeping up with them, actually. I hope to grow more this year and actually do better at harvesting them.
- Sandra A.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars1/23/255 Stars
This was first time growing Contender beans and I was very excited. They all sprouted. I will buy from here again.
Thank you