I'm growing in Ohio Zone 6B. Last year, I paired two pole bean varieties on a zig-zagging bamboo terrace: Cherokee and Good Mother Stallard. These varieties pair well because the pods look very different (with long-thin pods that dry to red/purple on the Cherokee and flatter pods that dry to yellow/brown for Good Mother Stallard), so it's easy to tell which bean you are harvesting. The Cherokee beans were the more productive of the two, and though the beans are smaller, there were more beans per pod (usually five to eight). These are good black beans that hold their shape during cooking better than dried black beans from the grocery store. This would be a great starter variety if you want to try growing your own dried beans.

The Japanese beetles found my other pole beans, but not these these have been continually producing since May I put them in in early March with some protection. It is November and we are still pulling fresh green beans off. Letting some dry with black beans in it for storage.

South Eastern US - I planted 6 seeds around a Tipi trellis mixed with Rattle Snake beans. Both took off. Drought/heat resistant. Produced continuously since June. More than enough for fresh eating, saving, and dried beans. Will not use any other bean/combo.

This is my first year growing beans. I stuck 4 in the ground and did nothing after that. They are covered with large heavy pods. Several are already drying out and I am saving to plant a whole wall of them next year. I did not have any bug problems with them at all and I live in zone 7a in the Shenandoah mountains with lots of rain this year.

I plant these every year and they always produce an abundance of beans. Just 2 packs of seeds grows enough beans for my home canning projects plus several quarts of frozen beans for my oldest daughter's family. This is a must have for my garden.