Bush or pole beans?

[bussinspain]

Are Blue Lake beans bush/dwarf or climbing pole beans please. I bought a box of seed here and it says low growing but on the Internet it says they are climbing. I have just planted some at the Base of some canes.

[Nicos]

I've just checked out English speaking and French sites and they both say they come in dwarf or climbing .

If it says bush( ie dwarf) on the packet then I'd go with that.

[bussinspain]

I've just checked out English speaking and French sites and they both say they come in dwarf or climbing .

If it says bush( ie dwarf) on the packet then I'd go with that.

Doh. Best I quickly move them away from the poles then. I will go and do it now. Thanks. I can use the poles for my cucumbers instead then.

[Nicos]

What do you bet you'll end up needing them there ater all????

[Alison]

Th only Blue Lake I've ever grown are definely climbing French beans but as said there may be another variety which is dwarf.

[Greenleaves]

I agree with Alison

I grow Blue Lake and definitely a climber, nice tasting and very productive as well

[Zelenina]

Blue Lake were the first climbing French beans I ever grew, back in the 1970s when I lived in Lancashire. But there is a dwarf or bush version as well, which is grown a lot in America.

https://bonnieplants.com/product/bush-blue-lake/

[Alison]

Blue Lake were the first climbing French beans I ever grew, back in the 1970s when I lived in Lancashire. But there is a dwarf or bush version as well, which is grown a lot in America.

https://bonnieplants.com/product/bush-blue-lake/

I think that causes some of the confusion. In the US they have different varieties to us in the UK which is to be expected although further confused by different terminology (we're more likely to say dwarf rather than bush and climbing as oppose to pole. Not sure they call French beans that in the US either). Also, different places have different practices (ie ways of growing and using produce) which makes a difference to what is grown as standard. I think this is partially down to tradition and partially conditions / climate. The world is now a smaller place though so it's getting more blurred which is good for experimentation but can cause confusion.

[Scarlet]

I've grown the climbing ones but I'm sure VC (or someone!!) posted a few weeks back that they'd got some blue lake dwarf ones to try.

[bearded bloke]

I grew them as dwarf many years back, just had a look T&M still sell the seed .... Dwarf Bean 'Blue Lake' - Heritage - Pea & Bean Seeds - Thompson & Morgan .. will say I only grew them once as they were not overly successful in my garden, probably because they were shaded by all the climbing stuff neaby