Vegetables
Dwarf French Bean 'Purple Teepee'
Phaseolus vulgaris
Delicious fine, stringless, beans with rich dark purple-black pods. Beans up to 15cm long will turn deep green as they are boiled. The beans are produced mainly above the foliage, making finding and picking the beans quicker and easier.
- Position
- Full Sun
- Height
- 45cm
- Spread
- 25cm
Growing calendar
JFMAMJJASOND
Sow indoors
Sow outdoors
Flowering
Harvest
Sowing & growing
Very easy to grow. Start seeds in modules under cover in Apr-May, or direct-sow outside in the ground or large pots from late May-July. Seeds should be sown 40-50mm deep and watered thoroughly. Space 30cm apart. Acclimatise plants grown under cover before planting out. Plants are dwarf, so require minimal support.
Aftercare
Drench plants in the ground twice a week, may require additional watering if grown in pots. Picking beans regularly will encourage more.
Gallery
Ref. SED011