Appalachia

Not so with my W.Va. relatives, who believed that half runners were the only rational choice in a green bean, much as the cushaw was the only squash to use when making a pie!
Btw, if you change your mind about growing some Kentucky wonders, you can get organic seeds for them and many other heirloom plants here:
http://www.seedsavers.org/onlinestore/bean/Bean-Kentucky-Wonder-Pole.html
My grandmother planted by the signs and would say that a certain crop should be planted "when the moon was in the hands", or wherever. I don't remember the proper location for beans!