Bean: Empress
Image from Seed Savers
From Seed Savers:
“Our very best snap bean for fresh eating, freezing, or processing, the Empress bean offers incredible flavor. The vigorous plants produce heavy yields of large, straight, green, 5-6” stringless pods. Plant in succession for fresh beans throughout the season. Introduced by Gurney’s in 1979 as Experimental Bean 121 and later renamed Empress.”
Bush habit
Snap bean
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Days to Mature: 85 Days
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Purchase Date:
2025
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Flavor:
2024
Rating: 2
Bounty: Low
Challenges: Terrible seed set; seed is getting old.
Notes:
Flavor:
2023
Rating: 5
Bounty: High
Notes: Great fresh eating and was vigorous