Bush bean
Beans have a very special property: as legumes, they form a symbiosis with nodule bacteria on their roots, which bind atmospheric nitrogen. Therefore legumes are less dependent on the availability of nitrogen in the soil. As long as the beans are not yet fully ripe, they are harvested together with the still tender pod. Later, the mature kernels of shell beans can be shelled, dried and stored as an important source of protein for the winter.
The soil should be loosened deeply and left in a coarse-grained state. Do not sow bush beans too deeply, if desirable earth them up later. Fertilizer is usually not necessary. Stagnant moisture and moist tilling should be avoided. Beans like warmth and sunny locations. At the time of the main flowering and fruit development, they need a lot of water. Bush beans should be harvested regularly to encourage new flowers.
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Vigorous bean for dry seed use. Pods shortish, broad and stringy. Late ripening into attractive small round black seeds. Creamy and nutty flavour.Out of stock
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Shell bean with green pods, speckled with red. Shell beans are robust and undemanding but need enough warmth for maturation.Out of stock
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Good cropping bean, stands up well, round pods of approx. 8 mm diameter. Resistant to bean mosaic virus 1 and bean anthracnose.
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Robust variety with delicately-flavoured beans, highly appreciated in French cuisine. The beans can be harvested green and fade to (off)-white when dried. The whole green pods are edible, the beans can be used fresh or dried. Flageolet beans are a delicacy in traditional French cuisine.
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Good cropper, stringless blue-purple pods, which are located on top of the foliage ("sitting hen variety"). Thus easy to harvest, and beans tend to stay disease-free. Pod colour changes to dark green during cooking.
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