Or maybe OSU is on the case (since I think they were instrumental in developing 'Blue Lake' pole varieties. There’s actually a 1958 newsletter in the OSU archives that pops up in a Google search!!).

The Blue Lake pole bean may be the all-time favorite of many gardeners but it isn’t the only bean out there. Hume suggests trying other varieties such as Kentucky Blue, a cross of Kentucky ...

It did not seem to affect the bush Blue Lake varieties; just the pole beans. With the close of the 2012 growing season, growers and researchers haven’t found a cause.

Question: I have some purple pole beans that I grew this summer. I got the seed from a friend. She says they are called Kew Blue. Can I save these bean seeds from my crop for next year? If this ...

For now, the suggestions for gardeners are to rogue your Blue Lake pole bean plants when you see an off-type plant, or switch to Kentucky Blue pole bean. You might set up your own trial while ...

Pictured are white seeds from Buffalo Runner beans, purple speckled seeds from Scarlet Runner beans and small white seeds from Blue Lake pole beans. Photo by Phyllis Pugnetti; ...

So, at the same time you seed or transplant pole beans, seed or transplant a row or two of bush beans. In recent years, Bush Blue Lake varieties, Bush Roma varieties, Jade and Derby all have ...

There are any number of "green" beans in the seed packet racks of local nurseries, and everyone has a favorite: 'scarlet runner,' 'French Filet, ' 'Kentucky Wonder,' 'Roma,' purple and wax. I've ...