Kentucky Wonder
A long-established, internationally known pole variety, vigorous and productive with long, slightly curved, stringless pods, sold by several Indian seed companies and popular in kitchen and market gardens.
Quick facts
- Crop
- French Bean
- Type
- Pole type (staked)
- Season
- Rabi
- Maturity period
- First pick ~60–65 days; long picking window
- Seed rate
- 25–35 kg/ha (about 10–14 kg/acre)
- Expected yield
- ~18–22 t/ha
- Suitable soil
- Loam
About this variety
Kentucky Wonder is a long-established, internationally known pole (climbing) French bean, vigorous and productive with long, slightly curved, stringless pods. It is sold by several Indian seed companies and is popular in kitchen gardens, market gardens, and hill-belt cultivation wherever a trellis or support structure is already in use, since it rewards the extra staking effort with a long, steady picking season.
Key characteristics
Sowing & cultivation
- Sowing timeMarch to July for hill conditions; mid-October to November for the plains rabi crop
- Seed rate25–35 kg/ha (about 10–14 kg/acre)
- SpacingRows 60–90 cm apart, plants 20–30 cm apart, trained onto a trellis or stakes
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
First pick ~60–65 days; long picking window
Expected yield
~18–22 t/ha
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
- No special resistance claimed
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- Long, steady picking season on a well-run trellis
- Vigorous, productive, internationally proven variety
- Widely available through multiple Indian seed companies
Things to consider
- No special disease resistance claimed — certified seed still matters most
- Needs staking labour and materials that a bush crop does not
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for — check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Himachal Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- Karnataka