Beans & peas · warm season
Bush green beans
Phaseolus vulgaris
The easiest Ohio protein crop. No indoor start, no trellis, and a second sowing in July replaces tired July plants.
- When to plant in Ohio
- Direct sow mid-May; succession every 2–3 weeks through mid-July
- Harvest window
- July through September
- Days to maturity
- 50–60
- Spacing
- 3–4 in.; rows 18 in. apart
- Light
- Full sun
How to grow it
Sow 1 in. deep after soil is 60°F. Do not soak seed. Pick every other day when pods are pencil-thick and seeds are still small. Provider and Blue Lake bush are reliable. Mexican bean beetle shows up in midsummer—hand-pick or cover a late sowing.
Related beans & peas
Pole beans 60–70
Lima beans 70–90
Garden peas 55–70
Snap peas 60–70