Green Beans in SoCal. Which variety to grow in this heat?

[Gold Metal Flake]

Last year I had some green beans just growing like crazy. Then we had the first hot day and they were dead by the evening. So what can I do?

[OnionPatch]

1. I don't know about varieties for heat but what helped me was

planting the beans in a spot that got good morning sun but filtered shade in the hottest part of the day. On the east side of a shade tree might be a good location. I always water in the morning, too, so they'll be nice and hydrated for the hottest part of the day.

Good luck. I hope someone posts some varieties. A good variety grown in filtered afternoon shade should work well.

[morningglory]

2. Last year every time I went to the feed 'n seed store, I just got 1 or 2

different types of green bean seeds and planted them all with markers. The one the went wild and produced in the heat until almost frost was Rattlesnake Beans. A pole bean that is good for hot, sandy coastal areas. Don't know how they would do in interior land, but they performed miraculously for me on the coast. I gave my niece some seeds for her Valdosta area where her land is very fertile, and she is crazy about them too.