Growing Snap Beans Horticulture Growing Snap Beans Beans are one of America's favorite garden vegetables.
Modern varieties are stringless, tender, and crisp.
Since they snap easily, these new varieties are referred to as snap beans. Snap beans may be classified as bush or pole beans. The bush-type beans are low growing plants that may grow 1 to 2 feet in height. The pole beans are vining plants which must be supported by a fence or stakes. Beans are warm-season vegetables and should be planted after the danger of frost has passed, or about May 10 in central Iowa.