Pole Bean
vegetable
Fixes nitrogen. Needs a 6–8 ft trellis or teepee. More productive than bush beans over a longer season — harvest regularly to keep plants setting pods.
At a glance
- USDA Zones
- 3–10
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hrs)
- Water
- Medium — water when top inch of soil is dry
- Soil
- Loam
- pH
- Neutral
- Spacing
- 6 in. between plants
- Per square foot
- 4 plants per square
- Days to maturity
- About 65 days
Planting & harvest windows
Northern Hemisphere timing. Adjust ±4–6 weeks based on your last/first frost dates.
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Plant Harvest
Good companions
CornClassic Three Sisters: pole beans climb the corn for support and feed it nitrogen.
Keep apart from
Recommended varieties
- Kentucky Wonder65 daysseed
The all-time classic pole bean — tender, meaty, great flavor.
- Blue Lake Pole60 daysseed
Stringless, straight pods. Same flavor as the bush version but higher yields.
- Romano (Italian Flat)65 daysseed
Wide, flat Italian pole bean with rich, nutty flavor.
- Rattlesnake70 daysseed
Streaked purple-and-green heirloom, heat-tolerant and beautiful.
Add Pole Bean to your raised bed — the planner handles spacing and companion warnings automatically.
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