Vegetables
Climbing French Bean 'Blue Lake'
Phaseolus vulgaris
Prolific climbing bean producing masses of thin and tender stringless French bean with a delicious sweet flavour. The white seeds in the pods can be used as haricot beans later in the season.
- Position
- Full Sun
- Height
- 1.5m
- Spread
- 20cm
Growing calendar
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Sow indoors
Sow outdoors
Harvest
Sowing & growing
Sow indoors in Apr-Jun in good quality seed compost, 2-3 beans per pot, plant out when risk of frost has passed. Alternatively sow outside May-Jul, 3 cm deep 2-3 seeds per hole in a group below each support/cane. The plants will need supports such as canes, netting or wigwam to climb.
Aftercare
Water regularly during dry spells and feed weekly. Pick daily to increase crop, the beans are suitable for freezing.
Gallery
Ref. SEF003