Dwarf French Bean Purple Queen

Description

Dwarf French Bean Purple Queen

Dwarf French Bean Purple Queen new. One of the best flavoured Dwarf French Beans there is producing heavy yields of glossy purple, smooth and straight string-less beans. Pods should be picked young and regularly to encourage cropping over a long period. Delicious eaten raw or when cooked they change colour to an appetizing dark green colour. Very easy to grow and little maintenance required.

Cultivation Advice 

• Time to harvest: 8-12 weeks
• Germination time: 7-14 days
• Planting Depth: 1 inch
• Spacing, Row: 18 inches
• Spacing, Seeds: 4-6 inches
• Light: Sunny Location
• For an early crop sow in warmth in mid spring 6 weeks before the last expected frost in your area.
• Sow seeds individually in 7.5cm (3in) pots at 18-21C (65-70F).
• Otherwise sow outdoors 4-6 in between seeds when the soil has warmed during late spring after all danger of frost as they are sensitive to low soil temperatures.
• Keep weed free and protect from pests whilst young.
• Plants do not require support.
• Harvest as pods are ripen, the plants should continue to flower if picked steadily.