Italian Climbing Bean Marvel of Venice

Description

Italian Climbing Bean Marvel of Venice

Italian Climbing Bean Marvel of Venice. Unusual Italian climbing bean that reaches a height of 9 ft/3 meters, producing huge crops of Wide, meaty, 25cm long yellow string-less Beans that have a very tender, almost buttery flesh, with absolutely no strings. Often referred to as “Romax”. Can be grown as a successional crop every four weeks to maintain a good supply.

Cultivation Advice

• Time to harvest: 12-14 weeks
• Germination time: 7-14 days
• Planting Depth: 2 inch
• Spacing, Row: 18 inches
• Spacing, Seeds: 6-9 inches
• Light: Sunny Location
• Beans are hungry crops that require ample organic matter dug in prior to sowing.
• Sow in pots undercover in April for an earlier harvest or directly outside when all danger of frost has passed.
• Protect young plants from pests.
• Loosely tie in young plants to supports.
• Feed once in flower with a high-potash fertiliser to prolong cropping.
• Harvest Jun-Oct