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Bean & Pea Growing Guides

SoilStack has 16 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 April 10, 2026 · 16 varieties
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
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
Jacob's Cattle beans
Jacob's Cattle beans
80–90d 8h+ sun Container OK
Kentucky Wonder Pole Bean
Kentucky Wonder Pole Bean
58–70d 6h+ sun Container OK
Lima Bean
Lima Bean
60–80d 6h+ sun Container OK
Pinkeye Purple Hull Pea
Pinkeye Purple Hull Pea
55–68d 8h+ sun
Provider Bush Bean
Provider 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
Snow Pea
Snow Pea
52–70d 6h+ sun Container OK
Sugar Snap Pea
Sugar Snap Pea
55–70d 6h+ sun Container OK
Yard Long Bean
Yard Long Bean
60–90d 6h+ sun

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