Gold Rush Yellow Wax Bush Bean is a tender, uniform yellow wax bean that delivers excellent flavor and impressive yields in just 75 days to harvest. This bush variety reaches a compact 18 inches tall, making it well-suited to small gardens and containers, while producing an abundance of delicious beans ready to eat raw, steamed, or pickled. Direct sow in full sun after soil temperatures reach 60-75°F, space plants 6 inches apart with rows 18 inches apart, and you'll have a reliable harvest of this staff favorite from Hudson Valley Seed's trial gardens.
Full Sun
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18in H x 6in W
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Gold Rush Yellow Wax produces tender, uniform yellow beans with excellent flavor and the kind of reliable yields that make gardeners come back to it year after year. It's incredibly forgiving to grow, thriving in moderate water and full sun without fussiness, making it genuinely suitable for beginners or anyone short on space. The compact bush form means you can tuck it into small garden beds or containers, and at 75 days from seed to harvest, you're eating fresh beans within a reasonable growing window.
Gold Rush Yellow Wax shines whether you eat it fresh off the vine, lightly steamed as a tender side dish, or pickled for storage and snacking. The tender pods are equally at home in a raw salad or sautéed with garlic and olive oil, making it one of those vegetables that adapts gracefully to how you want to use it.
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Direct sow seeds into the garden after soil temperatures reach 60-75°F and all frost danger has passed. Plant seeds and thin seedlings to 4-6 inches apart once the plants have developed their first set of true leaves.
Harvest Gold Rush Yellow Wax beans when the pods are taut and full but before the seeds inside become visible or discernible as bumps through the pod wall. Pick regularly to encourage continued production throughout the season, and use clean cuts or gentle pinching to avoid damaging the plant.
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