Bush Beans in Zone 6b

Phaseolus vulgaris

Start indoors	Not typically started indoors
Direct sow / transplant outside	May 2
Estimated harvest	Jun 26

Spacing: 9 per square foot.

Good companions

Sweet Corn — Classic 'three sisters' — corn gives beans a stalk to climb.
Cucumber — Beans fix nitrogen that heavy-feeding cucumbers use.

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