French Beans – latin name Phaseolus vulgaris
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French beans are a must for the vegetable garden. They are simple to grow, delicious and very nutritious.
French beans are shorter, more tender and tubular than runner beans.
French beans are much easier to prepare in the kitchen, as they only have to be topped and tailed, not sliced like runner beans.
French beans grow very quickly, taking about 12 weeks to come to harvest. Like runner beans they must be picked regularly to keep the flowers coming.
Dwarf french beans are bushy, but usually need a simple support of twigs or strings, to keep them upright.
climbing-french-beans
Climbing French beans need wigwams or stakes similar to runner beans.
Sunny, sheltered sites are best for french beans. The seeds grow best in a warm situation and pollination is hampered by cold winds.
Contact us if you would like to receive instructions on How to Grow French Beans.
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People are wondering why French & runner beans go curly.
curly-beans
TopVeg spent a whole summer at Penn State university measuring the angle
of the curve – for plots of beans which were grown with different
amounts of trace elements!
bent-runner-bean
There does not seem to be much literature available about this, so we
asked the Pea Growing Research Organisation why
beans grow curly. This is their answer:
“We are not sure if there is any single reason for pod curvature. Some
varieties are more prone and although we tend to avoid the worst ones,
environmental conditions can be an over-riding factor. Temperatures,
particularly big fluctuations between day and night temperatures can be
associated but some work in the US seems to think that trace element
deficiencies may also be involved.”
Pod curvature in beans is due to several factors:
* temperature – particularly big fluctuations between day and night
* uneven rainfall
* trace element deficiencies
* bean variety - White Apollo is a runner bean variety producing straight beans.
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French Beans – latin name – Phaseolus vulgaris
French beans are a must for the vegetable garden. They are simple to
grow, delicious and very nutritious.
French beans are shorter, more tender and tubular than runner beans.
French beans are much easier to prepare in the kitchen, as they only
have to be topped and tailed, not sliced like runner beans.
French beans grow very quickly, taking about 12 weeks to come to
harvest. Like runner beans they must be picked regularly to keep the
flowers coming.
Dwarf french beans are bushy, but usually need a simple support of twigs
or strings, to keep them upright.
Climbing French beans need wigwams or stakes similar to runner beans.
Sunny, sheltered sites are best for french beans. The seeds grow best
in a warm situation and pollination is hampered by cold winds.
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French Beans Phaseolus vulgaris
French beans are a must for the vegetable garden. They are simple to grow, delicious and very nutritious.
French beans are shorter, more tender and tubular than runner beans. French beans are much easier to prepare in the kitchen, as they only have to be topped and tailed, not sliced like runner beans.
French beans grow very quickly, taking about 12 weeks to come to harvest. Like runner beans they must be picked regularly to keep the flowers coming.
Dwarf french beans are bushy, but usually need a simple support of twigs or strings, to keep them upright.
Climbing French beans need wigwams or stakes similar to runner beans.
Sunny, sheltered sites are best for french beans. The seeds grow best in a warm situation and pollination is hampered by cold winds.
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