Provider Bush Bean | Stringless Favorite | Cooler Seasonal Start

While many bean varieties require warm summer soil to sprout and will rot in cold ground, Provider was specifically bred to conquer unpredictable spring weather.

• Cool-Soil Germination: Sprouting reliably in cooler ground temperatures where other beans hesitate, Provider lets you jumpstart the season for the earliest possible summer harvest.
• Crisp, Stringless Quality: The round, fleshy, medium-green pods grow 5 to 6 inches long and remain delightfully tender, succulent, and completely stringless, even when picked a bit late.
• Outstanding Disease Resistance: Bred with strong natural resistance to Common Bean Mosaic Virus, New York 15 virus, and Pod Mottle virus, ensuring healthy, vigorous green bushes all season long.
• The Ultimate Preserving Bean: Featuring rich, traditional "beany" flavor and firm texture, Provider holds its crunch and color exceptionally well. It is widely considered the premier heirloom snap bean for canning, blanching and freezing, or making crisp refrigerator dilly beans.

"Provider one is the first beans we sow in the ground every single spring. When spring drags on with cool, wet mornings and you’re impatient for fresh garden produce, Provider pops right out of the dirt without fuss. The plants stay sturdy and tidy without trellising, and within 50 days they are loaded down with crunchy, sweet, stringless green pods that snap cleanly in half. It’s an essential staple for any self-reliant kitchen garden."

• Sowing: Direct sow outdoors 1 inch deep in full sun once danger of hard frost has passed. While Provider germinates in cooler soil than most beans (down to 60°F), waiting until the ground is workable and warming speeds up growth.
• Spacing: Plant seeds 2–3 inches apart in rows spaced 18–24 inches apart. Thin seedlings to 4–6 inches apart. Bush beans have sturdy, compact root systems and do not require trellises or poles.
• Harvesting: Pick frequently when the pods are pencil-thick, smooth, and tender before the inner seeds swell. Regular harvesting stimulates the bush to continue setting successive waves of blooms and fresh pods.