Blue Lake F1 Bean, 6 plants

Name: Blue Lake F1 Bean, 6 plants
Brand: Planted Places
SKU: 2BLULKF6
Price: 14.99 USD
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Certified Organic
Full Sun (6+ hrs/day) recommended

Ships as a 6-pack plant

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Growth Timeline

Growing Season: Most fruits/veggies have their peak growing season starting in spring and extending through fall. They need a runway of consecutive warm days and nights (from 60-90) to produce fruit.
First Harvest: Fruits/veggies take 2-3 months to bear fruit and/or reach ripeness.
Final Harvest: Fruits/veggies start to give out between late summer and early fall in most climates. Some plants, such as strawberries, will become dormant in winter before popping back into action in for spring, but most fruiting plants will need to be replaced after their season is over.

Growing Zone

Grows best in zones 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.

Most fruits and veggies prefer warmer temperatures and will be dormant or grow very slowly in colder climates. Refer to the following guidelines concerning extreme weather:

COLD CLIMATES

Fruits/veggies require nighttime temperatures to consistently be in the 50s or above to survive.

WARM CLIMATES:

Fruits/veggies are made for the heat and will do fine with temperatures above 90 degrees.

To find out what extreme temperatures your location experiences, check out the USDA zone for your region.

More Fruit & Veggie Tips

Support Trailing Plants: Unless you are growing smaller plants (jalapeño or micro-tomatoes) you might want to use stakes, trellises, or cages to support the plants as they grow. This will prevent them from sprawling on the ground. Train the vines to grow vertically for better air circulation and easier harvesting.

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‘Blue Lake F1’ is a legendary heirloom pole bean that helped make Oregon’s Willamette Valley famous in the 1960s and 70s for premium canned beans. This dependable variety is a heavy producer with exceptional flavor whether harvested fresh, shelled, or dry.

The long, straight pods grow 7–10 inches and are round, dark green, stringless, sometimes showing subtle purple streaking when young. The flavor is tender and rich, making these beans excellent for table use, freezing, and canning.

As a pole bean, plants are vigorous climbers, reaching up to 10 feet tall and benefiting from trellising or support. ‘Blue Lake F1’ thrives in full sun and matures in approximately 66 days.

This organic 6-pack of Blue Lake F1 bean starts is ideal for gardeners looking to grow a classic, high-yielding bean with proven performance and outstanding taste.

Pod Length: 7–10 inches
Pod Color: Dark green (may show purple streaks when young)
Flavor: Tender, rich, classic bean flavor
Plant Type: Pole bean (requires support)
Vine Height: Up to 10 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Days to Maturity: ~66 days
Uses: Fresh eating, freezing, canning, shelling

Organically grown and shipped with care—perfect for trellised gardens, classic home canning, and high-yield summer harvests.

We take great care to ensure our seedlings are healthy and well-established before they’re shipped. We pre-germinate the organic seeds and grow them up to 12 weeks before shipping them as mature plants ready for transplant. Seedlings typically arrive within 1-4 days. For more information, see our shipping policy.