Provider bush beans - any competition?

[sjamesNorway]

I've been growing Provider for a few years. Maybe it's time for some variation. Can anyone recommend a bush bean that rivals it for taste and Production?

Steve

[gothicgardens]

I have been using Jade which is a good producer and has excellent flavor.

[sjamesNorway]

Originally Posted by gothicgardens

I have been using Jade which is a good producer and has excellent flavor.

I checked out Cornell's «Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners», and with almost as many reviews, Jade scores 4.7 to Provider's 4.3, so I'm going to try a couple Jade plants. Thanks for the tip, gothicgardens.

Steve

[kayrobbins]

Before I decided to go back to pole beans I grew Contender. It was always a good producer. The only reason I switched to Kentucky Wonder pole bean was it was hard on my back to bend over to harvest. I really like to pick beans standing up straight.

[kath]

I've grown dozens and Provider wins every time for an early, long-lasting & productive, sturdy, disease-resistant, delicious bush bean. Emerite is our pole bean favorite. I'm finished trialing beans.

[sjamesNorway]

Originally Posted by kath

I've grown dozens and Provider wins every time for an early, long-lasting & productive, sturdy, disease-resistant, delicious bush bean. Emerite is our pole bean favorite. I'm finished trialing beans.

Kath, from what you and Linda write, I guess I was lucky. I started planting Provider by happenstance. It sounds like you guys have done enough trialing. So provider will still be my main bean. I may try a couple of plants of some other variety, if it sounds really good, but I've also been happy with Provider.

Steve

[Labradors2]

That's good to know, Kath. I've grown Provider for years and they have always performed well and been very tasty, so why would I want to try anything else?

I've tried different varieties of pole beans though. I was happy enough with Purple Peacock until I tried some others.....

Linda

[Uncle Doss]

never have grown those. We grow Top Crop every year. Non-stop production, good flavor, huge beans, wonderful for canning, and excellent seller.

[BackyardFarm]

I've never grown them. I've grown Tendergreen or Maxibel the last four years or so. Maxibel is a french bean that is very slender and tasty. It's my favorite.

[ddsack]

Originally Posted by BackyardFarm

I've never grown them. I've grown Tendergreen or Maxibel the last four years or so. Maxibel is a french bean that is very slender and tasty. It's my favorite.

Another vote for Maxibel for bush beans. I also grow Slenderette. In general I prefer the thinner beans.
Roma II for a bush Romano type. Tried a pole Romano last year, but they were very late, and beaned out too soon, I like them flat.
Nickel for a baby bean - just because.
Fortex for pole beans.

[Father'sDaughter]

I'm sticking with them as well instead of going exploring. Provider provides enough beans from a small number of plants for my husband and I to have tasty green beans a few times a week. Garden space is limited and their high yield makes them a perfect choice for me.

[AlittleSalt]

I've been growing Top Crop bush and Blue Lake pole beans.

[wildcat62]

We have gown Tenderette & Kentucky Wonder bush beans for years.

[luigiwu]

Do bush beans or Provider (since there seems to be such a following here) give out after a couple of weeks of production?
I remember watching MHGardener and his favorite was a variety called Strike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cYhK6gzr54

[sjamesNorway]

Originally Posted by luigiwu

Do bush beans or Provider (since there seems to be such a following here) give out after a couple of weeks of production?
I remember watching MHGardener and his favorite was a variety called Strike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cYhK6gzr54

With provider I do as Kath writes: Three plantings two weeks apart. That way I have them until the first frost.

Steve