Cobra pole beans

[Gardening with Rabbits]

I decided to do taste tests this year on different things. Last year I just brought things in like beans and they were mixed up and never did know what we liked the best. This year I planted Cobra pole beans for the first time. They are a keeper! I have a couple other kinds of pole beans planetd and waiting to see. The Cobra ripened faster than the other 2 kind that I planted and they were all planted on the same day.

 

[baymule]

What are Cobra beans? are they for green beans or for shelling beans? Pics please?

 

[vfem]

I haven't heard of these either?!

 

[Gardening with Rabbits]

I bought them from Park Seeds. I think I made a mistake this year and did not plant enough pole beans. I had gallons and gallons of beans in the freezer from last year and just finished up the last of them. I thought I planted a lot, but I think I had 4 rows last year and this year I have 2. I did plant more bush beans than last year.

http://parkseed.com/cobra-bean-seeds/p/52545-PK-P1/

Continuous Harvests from this French Climber!
Stringless, smooth, and sweetly delicious!
80 days from direct sowing.
This pole bean stands out from all others the moment it opens its first flowers. Violet-purple and very showy, they add beauty to the veggie patch . . . and then they're followed by a long, long, LONG season of delectable beans!

Cobra is a French climbing type with straight, stringless, round pods reaching 7 inches long. (Actually, they will grow longer than that, but pick them at 7 inches for best flavor and to encourage another fruit set.) The flavor is tender, sweet, and utterly addictive. And that's good, because you're going to have plenty to eat fresh as well as can for winter!

Expect this pole bean to reach 5 to 6 feet high. It's a great choice for a Three Sisters planting, and makes a nice addition to the flowering annual bed as well as the vegetable garden. Give it something sturdy to climb and get ready to start picking!

Direct-sow the seeds into the warm spring soil after all danger of frost has passed, setting the seeds about 2 inches below the soil line and covering well. (Be sure to plant extra for the birds -- they will take their share whether you want them to or not!) Thin the seedlings to 6 to 8 inches apart, and begin training them up a pole or other support from a young age. If picked promptly, the crop should continue through fall, until nipped back by cold weather.