Gold Rush Wax, Heirloom Bush Bean Seeds

Gold Rush Wax — The Stringless Wax Bean That's Perfect for Canning, Freezing, Pickling, and Lacto-Fermenting

Gold Rush Wax Bush Beans are stringless, straight wax beans with a fine flavor and crisp texture that make them ideal for canning, freezing, pickling, and Lacto-fermenting — or delicious as a dry shell bean. Very productive, compact plants produce 5–6-inch pods with creamy white seeds that taste excellent as dry-shell beans. A versatile, reliable heirloom that earns its place in any kitchen garden. 54 days.

Why Grow Gold Rush Wax?

• Stringless, straight wax pods — 5–6 inches, fine flavor and crisp texture
• Excellent for canning, freezing, pickling & Lacto-fermenting — a true kitchen workhorse
• Creamy white seeds — delicious as dry shell beans
• Very productive and compact — no staking needed
• Triple use — snap bean, shell bean, or dry bean
• Open-pollinated heirloom — save seed year after year

Growing Notes

Direct sow outdoors after last frost when soil has warmed to at least 60°F. Sow seeds 1 inch deep, 2–3 inches apart, in rows 18–24 inches apart in full sun. Water consistently. Harvest snap beans at 5–6 inches, or allow pods to dry on the plant for shell or dry beans. Succession-sow every 2–3 weeks for continuous harvest.

Packed and shipped by Box Garden Seeds LLC — heirloom seeds grown without GMOs, selected for flavor, resilience, and your garden's success.