Gardens at Mathews

Bean ‘Gold Rush’

Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.

The photographs

Rows of bean seedlings just breaking through a dark bark-mulched bed, some still hooked over with their seed coats attached, a concrete kerb along the right.
Week of 27 JulyRows of bean seedlings just breaking through a dark bark-mulched bed, some still hooked over with their seed coats attached, a concrete kerb along the right.
A bright yellow-green bean shoot emerging from dark bark mulch, pale seeds visible on the surface around it in low light.
Week of 27 JulyA bright yellow-green bean shoot emerging from dark bark mulch, pale seeds visible on the surface around it in low light.
Young bean seedlings scattered across dark bark-mulched soil, their broad heart-shaped leaves still pale, with grass and one small white flower crowding in at the left edge.
Week of 27 JulyYoung bean seedlings scattered across dark bark-mulched soil, their broad heart-shaped leaves still pale, with grass and one small white flower crowding in at the left edge.
A flowering bean shoot carrying five plump cream-white buds along a short raceme, its leaves in threes with fine hairs on the veins, rows of the same plant receding behind.
Week of 24 AugustA flowering bean shoot carrying five plump cream-white buds along a short raceme, its leaves in threes with fine hairs on the veins, rows of the same plant receding behind.

What happened

Crop
Bean
Variety
Gold Rush
Sown
21 July 2026
Germinated
31 July 2026
Status
flowering

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