Cooks Garden used to sell the Quintas flat bean and based on their description I bought a pack of seeds. It has been my favorite bean ever since. A buttery taste is the best feature of this pole bean for me, but for countless others it is the fact that it does not get tough throughout the growing season, but stays tender. That's an admirable trait for a bean. My preference for pole beans may have something to do with space issues. When you have a small garden, vertical planting is a good way to make the most of your space, it also adds a nice architectural element of the garden.
As usual the beans were planted in early spring, then covered with mini cloches made of 1 liter water bottles. This not only kept the ground warmer for quick growth, but kept predators away from my precious plants. When the bean plants leafed out and grew 4-5 inches tall, they were uncovered and left to find their way up the poles into the sunlight. They're doing a good job of that.
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