Bean – Jade

Description

Jade Bush Bean (a.k.a. “Energizer Bean”)

50 Seeds per pack

Days to Maturity: 50 – 75 Days

Sun Requirements: Full sun to very light shade.

Botanical Name: (Phaseolus vulgaris)

Jade Bush Bean is a modern open-pollinated snap bean introduced in 1991 by Petoseed, a company later absorbed into Seminis. Bred as an improvement over earlier bush beans, Jade was specifically developed to deliver higher yields, excellent disease resistance, and the ability to thrive in both heat and cool weather conditions. Its introduction quickly gained favor with home gardeners and market growers alike, and it has remained a favorite for over three decades thanks to its reliability and flavor.

Plants are upright and bushy, holding their pods above the soil for clean, easy harvesting. Pods are long, slender, and stringless, averaging six to seven inches in length, with a distinctive deep jade-green color that stands out in the garden and at market stands. Unlike many other beans that quickly lose tenderness, Jade beans stay crisp and flavorful even if left on the plant a little longer, giving growers more harvest flexibility.

Maturity typically occurs in 53 to 60 days, though under certain conditions pods may be ready as early as 50 days or as late as 75. Pods are prized for their classic “Blue Lake” flavor—rich, sweet, and tender—and are excellent for fresh eating, steaming, sautéing, freezing, or canning.

Nicknamed the “energizer bean” by gardeners, Jade is known for its seemingly endless production through the season, often continuing to flower and set pods when other varieties slow down. The plants also carry strong resistance to Bean Common Mosaic Virus (BV and NY strains), Curly Top Virus, and tolerance to several strains of rust, making them dependable performers even in less than idea conditions.

Jade Bush Bean’s blend of modern breeding and old-fashioned flavor has made it a beloved choice since the early 1990s—a bean that continues to “keep going, and going, and going” for gardeners everywhere!

Planting Instructions for Jade Bean Seeds

Sow Heirloom / Open Pollinated beans 1-2″ deep, 2-6″ apart, in rows 18-36″ apart, in full sun after danger of frost. Soaking bean seeds in water 1-2 hours before planting speeds germination. Germination occurs in 4-16 days in soil 60-85°F. Provide support for heirloom pole bean varieties. For heirloom snap beans, harvest when beans are 3-6″ long. For dry beans, leave pods on plants until pods are dry, brown, and crisp, and beans are hard and rattle in pod, if more drying is needed when danger of frost has arrived, pick pods or pull entire plant and hang upside down to dry further.

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