Vegetables
Climbing Beans - 'Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco 2'
Phaseolus vulgaris
A classic Mediterranean vegetable, known as 'Fire Tongue' beans in Italy. Borlotto beans are beautiful as well as delicious. Their decorative pods add an ornamental element to a vegetable garden, where they will happily grow in a sunny corner. Ready for harvest July to October.
- Position
- Full Sun
- Height
- 1.8m
- Spread
- 30cm
Growing calendar
Sowing & growing
Sow under cover April to May in pots 2cm deep, or direct sow outdoors 5cm deep, 25cm apart from May-July. If grown under cover, wait for risk of frost pass before planting seedlings out. Keep well-watered. At time of planting in their final growing locations, provide plants with canes or netting for support as they climb.
Aftercare
Harvest beans while pods are young from July onwards. Beans can be eaten fresh, or frozen and dried for winter use.
Gallery
Ref. SEB007