Growing Mascotte Bush Beans Garden Seeds

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Sow the seeds an inch deep in warm soil, ideally with a PH level of 6 to 6.5. Planting in a raised bed can encourage proper draining. Leave two to three inches between the plants, with twelve inches between rows. The seeds will thrive with full sun in zones three and warmer. When watering, take care not to get the leaves wet, as this can rot the leaves and spread disease throughout the plant. Water at the soil level, preferably in the morning, to ensure that the leaves do not become wet. Pick pods when they are mature; leaving mature pods can slow and stop production. The pods will begin to be mature fifty days after planting, so keep an eye on them and harvest as needed.

Mascotte Bush Bean is excellent for patio containers, Bloom Master window boxes, and small garden spaces. Dwarf upright plants grow 16-18" tall. Beautiful when flowering and easy to harvest. Mascotte beans are crisp, extra-fine, uniformly round, completely stringless filet-style beans with a medium green color. The pods are best harvested when they grow 5" to 6" long. Mascotte is resistant to bean common mosaic virus, anthracnose, and pseudomonas (halo blight). First pods will be ready 50 days after planting seeds. Plant seeds in mid-May (for most parts of the country). Mascotte beans are continuous fruit setters but for bumper crops, continue to sow every two weeks until 50 days prior to first frost. Garden: sow seeds 2-3" apart within the row and 12" between rows. Container: sow seeds in groups of 5 spaced 4" apart.