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Bean Seeds (Bush) - Tenderette

Flavorful, stringless, high-bearing bean with a long harvest season

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About the Variety

Key Features

Heat Tolerant
Prefers Moist Soil
Hydroponic Friendly
Attracts Bees
Fast Growing
Easy to Grow
Improves Soil
Microgreens

Plant Details

BOTANICAL NAME

Phaseolus vulgaris

LIFE CYCLE

  • Annual

SEED TYPE

  • Heirloom Seed
  • Open Pollinated Seed

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

  • Full Sun

DAYS TO MATURITY

  • 60 days

GROWTH HABIT

  • Bush
  • Compact
  • Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

  • 20 inches

PLANT TYPE

  • Determinate
  • Snap Bean
  • Stringless

COLOR

  • Green

Stringless and as its name indicates tender, the Tenderette bush bean is a high-yielding plant that will produce throughout the whole summer. Great for canning or freezing, it is of course delicious fresh.

  • • Delicious fresh, but stores well with freezing and canning too
  • • High yielder
  • • Prefers full sun exposure

Planting Information

PLANTING SEASON

  • Warm Season

SOWING METHOD

  • Direct Sow

PLANTING DEPTH

  • 1 inch

WATER NEEDS

  • Average

PLANT SPACING

  • 4 to 6 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

  • N/A - Annual

COVERAGE

Amount Avg Seed Count
1 Ounce 80
1/4 Pound 320

Planting Guide

View our Bean Planting Guide to learn more.

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    Bean Seeds (Bush) - Tenderette FAQs

    How big will Tenderette Bean get?

    Tenderette Bean grows to 5 inches long, 5 to 6 beans per pod.

    What is the flavor profile of Tenderette Bean?

    Tenderette Bean has a flavor profile described as mild, slightly sweet, nutty, and crisp and tender texture.

    Customer Reviews

    Overall rating: 1.9 / 5 from 7 reviews.

    Customer photo review of Bean Seeds (Bush) - Tenderette

    Easy all-around bean! I will definitely be growing these again, heavy producer and easy to harvest. Bushes are tough. Don't need to be so tedious when harvesting in a hurry, and the beans release well without losing anything or damaging the vine. I think these are very tasty myself, and completely stringless which is a crowd pleaser. Zone 3 and I'm on harvest #3 in July.

    Bean Seeds (Bush) - Tenderette

    Customer photo review of Bean Seeds (Bush) - Tenderette

    As a first time veggie gardener i really did not know what to expect. These beans came up pretty quickly. While the bushes were small, they did produce some beans for weeks. Even after the first few harvests they continued to flower and make more. Small yields, but easty to maintain. I did have to string them up for support or else they kept falling over. If left on too long they did get flat and tough, but if picked at the right time they are good, not super long but regular greenbean size. Very mild bean. I have them in full sun 6-8 hours sun, zone 6b (HOT humid summers), watering occasionally outside of germination period and rain. Every seed germinated, i probably could have thinned out the seedlings to get higher yeilds with bigger plants. May be best for pickling or canning with some spices. Overall satisfied for my first try!

    Bean Seeds (Bush) - Tenderette

    Beans were flat only grew to about 3-4 inches each and very stringy when cooked. Wouldn’t grow these again

    Bean Seeds (Bush) - Tenderette

    First ordered this bean seed this spring and recently started picking the beans. 99% of the beans are short flat beans -- no comparison to the seed description and image depicted on website. I had to mow the plants out of the garden with resulting wasted planting time, fertilizer application, etc. and resulting loss of beans for canning. I will never order this seed again and am very disappointed that Eden Bros. would so seriously misrepresent a product.

    Bean Seeds (Bush) - Tenderette

    Store owner replied: Hello RJH. We appreciate you taking the time to report these findings so we can share them with our growers in hopes of preventing such occurrences moving forward. We strive to ensure accuracy of our products and can share in your frustrations, as we wish for all customers to be satisfied with their purchase. It's so important to have feedback like this so we can continually improve our products. We're happy that we were able to come to a satisfactory resolution for you and look forward to continuing gardening with you!

    I have ordered these in the past and only had a few plants that had a short flat bean. This year about 90 % were flat so disappointing. Will not buy these in the future.

    Bean Seeds (Bush) - Tenderette

    Store owner replied: Hello L H. Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We greatly appreciate you bringing this to our attention. It's so important to have feedback like this so we can continually improve our products and planting information. After speaking with our Customer Service Team, it seems we were able to resolve this for you. Thanks for your time in sharing your experience with us!

    I bought these bean seeds as the season with climbers was over and I wanted to grow some bush type as a second crop. They came up quickly and well. When I got to the stage where I could begin picking them, they were stringy, not tender at all, and they did not have much in the way of flavor. I found it hard to believe because I used to grow all bush beans and they were always great tasting and harvested loads of beans. I was really disappointed.

    Bean Seeds (Bush) - Tenderette

    Store owner replied: Hello, Elizabeth Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We are sincerely sorry to hear that your Bean Seeds (Bush) - Tenderette did not grow as expected! We reached out previously, but wanted to make sure we gave ample opportunity to resolve this issue. Feel free to reach out by phone Monday through Friday from 9am - 5pm Eastern time at 855-440-2929 or by email at service@edenbrothers.com. We'd love to hear from you!

    I don't know if anyone else had this experience with these seeds, but all the seeds in this bag produced short flat bean pods rather than the nice slender and rounded beans pictured in Eden Bros site. They are edible, yes, but surely not what I was looking to purchase. I'm kind of bummed and disappointed. The seeds all produced nice healthy looking little plants, so viability was not an issue for sure. It's just that flat beans were not what I was looking for.

    Bean Seeds (Bush) - Tenderette

    Store owner replied: Hello, Alicia Thank you for your review of Eden Brothers! We appreciate your feedback as continuing to work with our gardeners around the country allows us to actively update our products and processes. We are delighted to hear that you’ve requested a store credit and will resume gardening with us! Feel free to reach back out with any other questions or concerns.

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