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Author: Betsy Longoria

Gardening | Legumes

An Old Favorite: Contender Bush Bean

ByBetsy Longoria March 9, 2026March 11, 2026

Like many gardeners, I love to look at seed catalogs, and the new and colorful varieties usually catch my eye. But there’s one favorite that I keep on using: the Contender Bush Bean. Developed in 1949 at the U.S. Vegetable Laboratory, the Contender bush bean had also been called the “Bluff Valentine.” The result was…

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