Bean Mascotte

Bean Mascotte

2014 AAS Edible – Vegetable Winner

The first AAS winning bean since 1991, this compact variety is perfect for today’s small-space gardens. Mascotte is a bush type bean that produces long, slender pods that stay above the foliage for easy harvest. This bean also has white showy flowers for ornamental value during bloom time. Judges appreciated the crunchiness and taste of this bean as well as the plentiful harvest all season long.

The Mascotte root system is ideal for patio containers and window boxes, and this versatile variety performs well in garden beds too. That means you can raise delicious beans in any outside space. The French Mascotte (like its English translation “mascot”) is a symbol of good luck and was chosen for the variety’s gardener-friendly habit.

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Description

AAS WINNER DETAILS

Winner Type: National
Class: Bean
Variety Name: Mascotte
Genus: Phaseolus
Species: vulgaris
Year: 2014
Common Name: Bush bean
Type: Edible – Vegetable
Breeder: Clause Vegetable Seed, distributed by Harris Seed Wholesale
Close Market Comparison: Cropper Teepee, Maxibel

PLANT NEEDS

Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Normal
Season Type: Warm season
Staking Required: No

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Foliage Color: Green
Plant Habit: Bushy, compact, upright
Plant Height: 12-16 inches
Fruit Color (Harvest): Medium green
Fruit Shape: Long, straight, round extra-fine pods
Fruit Size: 5-6 inches
Fruit Flavor Description: Crispy and tasty flesh

IN THE GARDEN

Container: Yes
Garden Spacing: 2-3 inches apart in rows 12 inches apart
Days To Harvest (Sowing Seed): 50
Days To Harvest (Transplant): Not recommended
Plant Spread: 8-10 inches
Disease Resistances or Tolerances: High resistance Bean Mosaic Virus, anthracnosis, and Pseudomonas (halo blight)

HOW TO GROW

Sow 4 x 3-4 seeds per window box, first sowing mid-May when the soil is warm enough, then every 2 weeks until July. In the garden, sow seeds every 2-3 inches in rows 12 inches apart.

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Reviews

AAS Display Garden- River Valley Master Gardeners – 08/15/2018

Nice bush bean with the majority of the flowers held out on top of the foliage. Easy to pick, good flavor, seeds in the pods are small. This will be my bush bean for next year. Zone 6a
Tim Huffman – 02/25/2017

Healthy so far!
Tim Huffman – 02/25/2017

Direct sown here in SW Florida (usda growing zone 10a) in raised bed.