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Originally Posted by Gardadore
Pole beans are the best thing I have found in recent years to replace my French filet bush varieties. Easier on my back and produce all summer until frost. There are not many French filet pole bean varieties but Fortex is certainly one of the best already extolled above.
I find it interesting that no one has mentioned Emerite as well, a green filet variety pole bean, which rivals Fortex for flavor and production. I have grown both and concluded I prefer the Emerite by a small margin for texture. But both are outstanding.
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I concur; I love both Fortex & Emerite, and grow both on a regular basis (Emerite last year, Fortex this year). IMO Fortex has better flavor, and is notably delicious raw. Emerite is not as sweet, but has more uniform pods, and a firmer texture well suited to canning (it makes exceptional dilly beans). Both have great cool-soil germination, and good quality when frozen.
If I could choose only one, it would be Emerite, which has been the more productive of the two. It has proven to be reliable year after year, even planted late.