Venice Bush Bean Seeds
Venice Bush Bean Seeds
Venice Bush Beans are a dependable workhorse of the summer garden, yielding huge quantities of dark green, straight 5–6" pods that stay sweet and tender even when the harvest gets ahead of you. A consistent performer year after year, this variety is beloved by home gardeners and market growers for its reliability, excellent flavor, and compact, self-supporting plants that need no staking or trellising. Perfect for fresh eating, canning, or freezing in bulk.
Growing Instructions: Direct sow 1–2 inches deep after last frost when soil is 60°F or warmer—no support structures needed. Harvest pods regularly when 5–6 inches long and firm for continuous production. Succession sow every 3 weeks through early summer for a steady harvest until frost.
- Botanical Name: Phaseolus vulgaris
- Plant Type: Annual
- Planting Time: After last frost; succession sow every 3 weeks through early summer
- Planting Depth: 1–2 inches
- Spacing: 4–6 inches apart; rows 18–24 inches
- Days to Germination: 7–12 days
- Days to Harvest: 50–55 days
- Mature Height: 18–24 inches (bush type, no staking needed)
- Light Needs: Full sun (6+ hours)
- Water Needs: Moderate — 1 inch per week
- Difficulty: Easy
- Seed Type: Open-Pollinated