7-1 Beans offer a bumper crop annually Published May 4, 2011 at 800 × 600 in Gardening Made Easy – For Moderate to Arid Climates ← Previous / Next → Harvest Eat Can Plant More Beans Green beans are good to eat fairly early on in the season, and they’re still good to plant late in the season, too. Make your beans last longer by planting a new plot after you’ve already started harvesting your first bean yields.