At a Glance
- Variety:French Beans
Masses of long, straight stringless beans on strong healthy plants.
Beautiful flavour and an elegant but uniform appearance.
Resistant to Common Mosaic Virus and Pod Mottle Virus.
Sowing Time
Indoors: April – May
Outdoors: May – June
Sowing Indoors
Sow individual seeds in 8cm (3in) pots of seed compost. Keep pots in a frost free greenhouse. Ensure the compost remains moist at all times, but not saturated. Gradually accustom the young plants to outside conditions for 2-3 weeks before planting them out to their cropping positions from late May onwards, when the danger of frost has passed. Ensure supports are in place before planting out. Allow 30cm (12in) between plants in the row.
Sowing Outdoors
Sow seeds 5cm (2in) deep and 8cm (3in) apart. Dwarf beans are usually sown in double rows with 30cm (12in) between each row. Each row supports the other. They will require no further support. Dwarf bean seed is sensitive to cold, wet soils and will not germinate in unfavourable conditions. We therefore recommend you do not sow seed outdoors before May.
Harvest
August – September. Pick the beans when they are young and tender. This encourages plants to remain productive for longer.
Freezing
Dwarf beans freeze well. Simply blanch them in boiling water for a minute or two, drain, allow to cool then bag them for the freezer.
