French beans can be dwarf or climbing. The climbing types need some form of support – e.g. a wigwam made out of eight 8ft bamboo canes – and will produce beans throughout the whole growing season. Dwarf types are simpler to grow as they need no support, but must be sown on three different dates to ensure a continuity of supply.
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A vintage dual-purpose climbing French bean with ‘full’ flavour pods.
Climbing growth habit
- French bean seeds
Blue Lake
- £2.20
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A high yielding, good tasting French bean with mauve flowers and round, green, stringless pods.
Climbing growth habit
- French bean seeds
Cobra
- £2.00
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A climbing French bean producing good yields of tasty purple pods
Climbing growth habit
- French bean seeds
Cosse Violette
- £2.00
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An electrifying variety that produces copious quantities of green, round pods with a great taste.
Dwarf growth habit.
- French bean seeds
Faraday French bean
- £2.50
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An abundance of flat podded, light green, stringless beans that are exceptionally long and very good tasting.
Climbing growth habit.
- French bean seeds
Hunter French bean
- £2.00
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A high yielding dwarf French bean that keeps on giving throughout the growing season.
Dwarf growth habit
- French bean seeds
Stanley
- £2.50
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