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Bean & Pea Growing Guides

SoilStack has 56 beans & peas growing guides. Bush beans, pole beans, snap peas, shelling peas, edamame, and specialty legumes. Nitrogen-fixing crops that improve your soil while producing food — each guide covers inoculation, support needs, and succession timing.

Updated July 2, 2026 · 56 varieties
Alaska Early Pea
Alaska Early Pea
55–60d 6h+ sun Container OK
Black-Eyed Pea
Black-Eyed Pea
65–70d 6h+ sun Container OK
Blue Lake Bush Bean
Blue Lake Bush Bean
50–58d 6h+ sun Container OK
Blue Lake Pole Bean
Blue Lake Pole Bean
66–75d 6h+ sun
Borlotti Bush Bean
Borlotti Bush Bean
55–65d 6h+ sun Container OK
Broad Windsor Fava Bean
Broad Windsor Fava Bean
75–85d 6h+ sun Container OK
Calypso Bean
Calypso Bean
70–90d 8h+ sun Container OK
Cascadia Sugar Snap Pea
Cascadia Sugar Snap Pea
65–67d 6h+ sun Container OK
Cherokee Trail of Tears Bean
Cherokee Trail of Tears Bean
65–90d 6h+ sun
Christmas Lima Bean
Christmas Lima Bean
84–90d 8h+ sun
Contender Bush Bean
Contender Bush Bean
45–55d 6h+ sun Container OK
Dragon Tongue Bean
Dragon Tongue Bean
55–60d 6h+ sun Container OK
Edamame
Edamame
75–95d 6h+ sun Container OK
Fava Bean
Fava Bean
75–100d 6h+ sun Container OK
Fortex Pole Bean
60–70d 6h+ sun
Golden Wax Bush Bean
Golden Wax Bush Bean
50–60d 6h+ sun Container OK
Green Arrow Pea
65–70d 6h+ sun Container OK
Harvester Bush Bean
50–55d 6h+ sun Container OK
Henderson Bush Lima Bean
61–70d 8h+ sun
Jacob's Cattle beans
Jacob's Cattle beans
80–90d 8h+ sun Container OK
Jade Bush Bean
55–60d 6h+ sun Container OK
Jicama Mexican Yam Bean
Jicama Mexican Yam Bean
140–160d 8h+ sun
Kentucky Wonder Pole Bean
Kentucky Wonder Pole Bean
65–72d 6h+ sun
King of the Garden Pole Lima Bean
88–95d 8h+ sun
Landreth Bush Bean
50–55d 6h+ sun Container OK
Lima Bean
Lima Bean
60–80d 6h+ sun Container OK
Little Marvel Pea
60–63d 6h+ sun Container OK
Mammoth Melting Sugar Snow Pea
68–74d 6h+ sun
Maxibel Filet Bean
50–60d 6h+ sun Container OK
Oregon Giant Snow Pea
70–74d 6h+ sun
Oregon Sugar Pod Snow Pea
60–68d 6h+ sun Container OK
Pinkeye Purple Hull Cowpea
Pinkeye Purple Hull Cowpea
60–70d 8h+ sun
Prizewinner Runner Pole Bean
75–82d 6h+ sun
Progress No. 9 Shelling Pea
58–62d 6h+ sun Container OK
Provider Bush Bean
Provider Bush Bean
50–55d 6h+ sun Container OK
Rattlesnake Pole Bean
Rattlesnake Pole Bean
60–70d 8h+ sun
Roma II Bush Bean
Roma II Bush Bean
53–59d 6h+ sun Container OK
Romano Pole Bean
60–68d 6h+ sun
Royal Burgundy Bush Bean
Royal Burgundy Bush Bean
50–55d 6h+ sun Container OK
Scarlet Runner Bean
Scarlet Runner Bean
60–70d 6h+ sun
Shelling Pea
Shelling Pea
55–70d 6h+ sun Container OK
Slenderette Bush Bean
Slenderette Bush Bean
53–57d 6h+ sun Container OK
Snow Pea
Snow Pea
52–70d 6h+ sun Container OK
Sugar Ann Snap Pea
52–56d 6h+ sun Container OK
Sugar Snap Pea
Sugar Snap Pea
55–70d 6h+ sun Container OK
Tavera Filet Bean
54d 6h+ sun Container OK
Taylor Dwarf Bush Bean
65–68d 6h+ sun Container OK
Tendergreen Bush Bean
50–55d 6h+ sun Container OK
Thorogreen Bush Lima Bean
65–75d 8h+ sun
Tiger Eye Bean
Tiger Eye Bean
80–90d 8h+ sun Container OK
Tongue of Fire Bean
Tongue of Fire Bean
60–95d 8h+ sun Container OK
Top Crop Bush Bean
50–55d 6h+ sun Container OK
Vermont Cranberry Bean
Vermont Cranberry Bean
65–95d 8h+ sun Container OK
Wando Pea
Wando Pea
63–68d 6h+ sun Container OK
White Emergo Runner Pole Bean
75–80d 6h+ sun
Yard Long Bean
Yard Long Bean
60–90d 6h+ sun

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