Rake smooth or into slightly raised rows, 18 to 24 inches apart for bush beans, and 30 to 36 inches apart for pole beans. Moisten the garden bed; then press the beans 1 to 1 1/2 inches deep into the soil. While bush beans should be planted 3 to 4 inches apart, plant pole beans and half-runner beans 4 to 6 inches apart.

How many bush beans are in a square foot garden?

Plant VarietyPlants per SquareBasil4Bean-Bush1-4Bean-Pole1-4Beets9

How wide do Bush beans grow?

Heat-resistant plants grow to 18-30 inches tall and wide, and like ‘Blue Lake 274’, they are resistant to mosaic virus. You’ll have a crop ready to harvest in just 55 days.