Add about a teaspoon of sugar to your beans to get the green out.

i pick them when they are 6-7 inches long...they are skining..maybe i am picking too soon. i am not planting these again. now my cucumbers are really good...yummy

I have not had green beans that taste good this year at all

my beans are woody too

Yep ours weren't as good this year, and very few of them. Wish we could have watered the garden but when your on a well and it doesnt rain you cant waste water. We got our first measurable rain in 2 months today, about 1/4 of an inch. you should see my acorn squash, about the size of a squirels head. Its a shame. My tomatoes, sun scorched. Ready to plow it all under!

i hear you there...i already pulled up my tomatoe plants. my grape tomatoes were the size of romas

well..i am happy to report ..that i cooked green beans last night ..and i cook them longer. they were mushy like can ones. my hubby said they were good so i wasnt cooking them so the mushy point that he likes.thx everyone for your advice