Gold Marie Vining Bean

i was not at all a fan of these beans. they tasted okay but werent very productive. the plants grew well but the beans were few. they produced by far the least of all the varieties i grew this year....the others were bumper crops. the beans often stayed short and were actually more a of green until they reached full maturity. they tasted okay but i wouldnt waste valuable bed space on them next year.

The few plants that came up (after a second showing) looked promising and produced wonderfully for the first two or three weeks. And the pods made a nice raw snack out in the garden. Then they succumbed to virus that I wasn't able to get rid of and to heat. The vines had many small pods that just shriveled. I'm not as seasoned a gardener as most, but right next to other pole bean varieties they looked sickly.

I have grown these beans every year for the last four years. I grow them along with Emerite (green), Seychelles (green), and Blue Coco (purple). These are by far the best performer with incredible yields. The vines are big and sturdy, the leaves are bigger than most and they seem to be less susceptible to the common bean diseases. When bearing, they are just beautiful. The flat, long yellow beans look like ribbons hanging from the vines. Mine are never tough, even when they reach ONE FOOT in length. They are delicious, tender, and mild when cooked. I always have enough to give away and everybody just loves to have something fresh, good and a little different! If I could only grow one bean it would be this one. You get an incredible amount of beans for very little "floor space". They are easy to pick because they are easy to see and don't "hide". Everybody should have this!

Vines grew very well, without pest problems and without any special care. Started producing later than I thought, but then once going production was excellent. Good flavor, stayed tender until larger than some Romano types.

These beans started well. We liked their flavor so much that we often ate them raw. As the season progressed, they lost their crispness and flavor. I kept picking the beans, but immediately threw them into the compost since no one liked them them fresh anymore and they were flavorless cooked. As the season ended and it cooled down, the flavor improved again.