Thai Purple Podded Yard Long

I planted rattlesnake pole beans and these next to each other. These are currently completely covered in aphids while the rattlesnake beans have none. It's really weird. I am trying to get the bugs under control, but if this is typical I think I'll stick to other varieties.

So these bad boy right here, you cant not grow them, easiest thing to grow on the face of the earth. I am a throw the seed in the ground and I may water you if I remember too (not a great gardener by any means) Anywho, these this grew so fast and by so much that they overtook a quarter of the yard. We had/have beans coming out of our ears. Im talking the neighbor, coworkers and friends were sick of eatting beans too, this is after I froze and canned them too. Thankfully the winter killed them and I got my yard back, I even fattened up a few deer in the process.

Vigorous vines, lovely deep-purple flowers & long slender beans, stringless, delicious, and very productive. We grew Thai purple podded bean on two 16’ cattle panels arched over the walk-way between two raised beds. The long beans hung down for grandrascals to easily see and pick. The busy vines provided shade for the hanging beans and late lettuce down in the beds. We tried picking most at the young slender stage, but really they were quite good even when seeds were bulging. I was quite pleased to win a blue ribbon at our local county fair. So what the heck, I took them to the Missouri State Fair where bean competition can be seriously tough. Lo and behold, Thai purple won a blue ribbon there as well! Thai purple podded was productive even when I worried more about nearby strawberries needing water. Each of the 3 varieties of long beans I’ve grown do well here in humid, hot West Central MO. I’ve had the best luck with Thai purple podded plus it has been the prettiest.

We just had our first beans from our purple podded yard long beans. #1 These look absolutely beautiful in the garden. They have such amazing color and really stand out because of how bizarre they look. These had a nutty flavor when eaten fresh and not cooked. We steamed/sauteed them in a pan and they were absolutely delish. This is the first season for my wife and I planting and these were set and forget for the most part. They did develop an aphid issue but it's not detrimental to the plants, we're just hosing them off from time to time and they're gone. We have bad aphid issues on everything except bush beans so it's not specific to these. Still producing. Beautiful flowers.

Tasty, prolific, disease resistant, and ornamental vines/beans that produce abundantly till first freeze! Absolute best of the red/purple varieties for the hot, humid, disease, and drought/flood prone South. Tried all the rest, this is the best!