Tenderette Bean Seeds (Phaseolus vulgaris) – Stringless Bush Green Bean, High-Yielding All-Season Producer, Crisp 5" Pods, Disease-Resistant, Great Fresh, Canned or Frozen

Minimum: 20+ Seeds

Tenderette Bean Seeds — The Stringless Summer Bean That Produces All Season Long

Tenderette solved the string bean problem: a compact 18-20 inch bush variety producing abundant, truly stringless dark-green pods in a relentless stream from mid-summer through frost. Each pod is perfectly proportioned at 5-5.5 inches, slim, straight, exceptionally tender with a crisp snap and rich flavor that works equally well raw, steamed, stir-fried, canned, or frozen. Plants are vigorous and upright with an open habit that holds pods high for clean harvests and easy picking. Introduced 1962 by Charter Seed Company of Twin Falls, Idaho, it remains beloved because it maintains peak tenderness even through summer heat, resists common bean viruses, and yields abundantly without the fussiness of pole beans. Plant once and harvest continuously.

Who Grows Tenderette Bean Seeds?

Home gardeners wanting fresh green beans from July through frost. Canners and home preservers valuing consistent quality. Anyone tired of stringy beans or pole type fussiness. Market gardeners needing reliable high-yielding production. Families wanting something delicious raw. Anyone understanding that the best beans are the ones that keep producing.

What This Summer Bean Actually Is

Phaseolus vulgaris 'Tenderette', a bush snap bean introduced 1962. Compact upright bush 18-20 inches tall. Produces abundant stringless dark-green slim straight pods, 5-5.5 inches long. Tender-crisp meaty pods with rich intense flavor. White seeds enclosed. Completely stringless throughout harvest. Pods remain tender even in heat. Highly resistant to Common Bean Mosaic Virus and Bean Mosaic Race 15. 55-60 days to first harvest. Extended harvest with continuous production when picked regularly. Open-pollinated.

In the Kitchen & Garden

• Fresh Eating: Raw from vine, snapped fresh, sweet with full snap.
• Steamed: Buttered or seasoned, peak tenderness.
• Stir-Fry: Crisp texture holds in quick cooking.
• Sautéed: With garlic, onion, or standalone side dish.
• Canning: Excellent quality for home canning.
• Freezing: Superior texture when blanched and frozen.
• Drying: Can be left to mature and dried as shelling beans.
• Succession: Sow every 2-3 weeks for continuous harvest.

Growing Tenderette Bean Seeds

• Timing: Direct sow after frost danger, soil 75-85°F.
• Soil: Well-drained, rich, fertile. pH 6.0-7.5.
• Sunlight: Full sun, minimum 6 hours daily.
• Planting: 1-1.5 inches deep, 3-6 inches apart, rows 2-3 feet apart.
• Water: Moist during germination. Deep regular watering.
• Maturity: 55-60 days to first harvest.
• Height: 18-20 inches, upright. No staking needed.
• Harvesting: Pick at 5-6 inches, tender stage. Every 2-3 days for continued production.
• Disease Resistance: CBMV and New York 15 virus resistant.
• Heat: Maintains tenderness in peak summer heat.
• Succession: Sow every 2-3 weeks for continuous harvest.

Before You Close This Page

Bush snap bean, stringless dark green. 18-20 inches tall, upright. 5-5.5 inch tender-crisp pods. Rich flavor, excellent fresh, cooked, canned, frozen. 55-60 days to first harvest. High yielding, continuous production. Virus-resistant, heat-tolerant. Direct sow after frost. Full sun, well-drained soil. No staking. Pick regularly for maximum yield. Extended harvest season. The summer bean that never stops producing.