Early Contender Bush Bean

Good news for Northern gardeners! Early Contender lets you start the fresh bean season a week earlier. This vigorous bush bean begins producing well ahead of most varieties, bearing an abundance of stringless pods that reach 6-8 inches long. The beans cook up nicely, becoming tender and full of fresh flavor. Plus, Early Contender freezes and cans like a champ--with absolutely no loss of bean quality. Since it requires only a short season to mature, you can easily make it a fall crop. Exhibits excellent resistance to common diseases and tolerates the heat well. Bush plants are upright and strong--no staking needed. Prefers full sun and well-drained soil. 49 days to maturity.

Orders for in-stock seeds and hardgoods are typically shipped within 5 business days.

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country during the shipping timeframes outlined below:

Fall 2022 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Blueberries	All Other Fruits	Perennials, Bulbs & Flowers
1A-4B	9/12/22 - 10/28/22	9/12/22 - 10/28/22	9/12/22 - 10/28/22
5A - 5B	9/12/22 - 10/28/22	9/12/22 - 10/28/22	9/12/22 - 10/28/22
6A - 6B	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22
7A - 7B	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22
8A - 8B	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22
9A - 10B	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22
Last Order Date	All Grow Zones: Oct 24, 2022	All Grow Zones: Oct 24, 2022	All Grow Zones: Oct 24, 2022

Fall 2022 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Vegetable Plants & Starts	Seeds	Hardgoods, Foods & Supplies
1A-4B	9/12/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22
5A - 5B	9/12/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22
6A - 6B	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22
7A - 7B	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22
8A - 8B	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22
9A - 10B	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22	6/1/22 - 10/28/22
Last Order Date	All Grow Zones: Oct 24, 2022	All Grow Zones: Oct 24, 2022	All Grow Zones: Oct 24, 2022

Fall 2022 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Select Perennials, Hibiscus & Iris	Trees & Shrubs	Select Strawberries
1A - 3B	10/10/22 - 11/11/22	9/12/22 - 10/28/22	9/6/22 - 10/7/22
4A - 4B	10/10/22 - 11/11/22	9/12/22 - 10/28/22	9/6/22 - 10/7/22
5A - 5B	10/10/22 - 11/11/22	9/12/22 - 10/28/22	9/6/22 - 10/7/22
6A - 6B	10/10/22 - 11/11/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/6/22 - 10/7/22
7A - 7B	10/10/22 - 11/25/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/6/22 - 10/7/22
8A - 8B	10/10/22 - 11/25/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/6/22 - 10/7/22
9A - 10B	10/10/22 - 11/25/22	9/26/22 - 10/28/22	9/6/22 - 10/7/22
Last Order Date	Zones 1A-6B: 11/7/22 Zones 7A-10B: 11/21/22	All Grow Zones: 10/24/2022	All Grow Zones: 10/03/2022

Fall 2022 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Nematodes	Encapsulated Compost Worms
1A - 2A	5/10/22 - 10/28/22	5/10/22 - 10/28/22
2B - 3B	4/26/22 - 10/28/22	4/26/22 - 10/28/22
4A - 6A	4/12/22 - 10/28/22	4/12/22 - 10/28/22
6B - 7A	4/5/22 - 10/29/22	4/5/22 - 10/29/22
7B - 8B	3/8/22 - 10/28/22	3/8/22 - 10/28/22
9A - 10B	2/22/22 -10/28/22	2/22/22 -10/28/22
Last Order Date	10/24/2022	10/24/2022

Shipping Note:

The type of product you order or the weather in our area or yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until fully dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your order--via the U.S. Postal Service or United Parcel Service. Large orders may be shipped in more than one package.

Please note that we cannot ship outside of the continental United States.