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.
AAS Winners
AAS Display Garden- River Valley Master Gardeners –
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 –
Healthy so far!
Tim Huffman –
Direct sown here in SW Florida (usda growing zone 10a) in raised bed.