George's Fowler Pole Green Garden Bean
George's Fowler A 2020 Victory Seed Company Introduction 75 days — 'George's Fowler' beans require a trellis, poles, or other form of structure to support their heavy eight to ten foot tall vines. As with other pole-type beans, productivity tends to increase if the pods are kept harvested throughout the season. Like one of its parents, the 'Fowler' bush bean, one thing that sets this variety apart from other bean varieties is its apparent lack of the typical odor of green beans.'George's Fowler' bean was sent to us by seed saver Jeff Fleming (MI FL J), who had received a sample of an F1 cross from seed saver George McLaughlin (OK MC G) who noticed that it had attributes of the original 'Fowler' bush bean, but as a pole-type variant. Its seeds had the characteristic "coffee bean" color and as noted above, Jeff noticed that it lacked the typical, strong scent of most green beans. Jeff also observed that Japanese beetles basically ignore this variety, especially when other, more attra