WillItGrowHere · living on BackyardYield for now
Will it grow here?
The other question. You’re holding a plant at the nursery. We answer yes, no, or “only if you cheat winter.”
🫘 Pole beans
100 / 100
Excellent choice
Same easy crop as bush beans, with a longer harvest if you give them a trellis.
Winter / hardiness
✓ Zone 8a is workable
Growing-season warmth
✓ Good
Season length
✓ 229 frost-free days
Summer heat
✓ This crop likes the heat
Sunlight
✓ ~8 hours is a good match
Want to try anyway?
See varieties with the best chance of success in Charlotte, NC.
Find the best pole beans for my locationIf it lives, the harvest question is next.
7–14 lb · $15–$31
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