Topic: Italian climbing bean

[caseylee]

I have never grown these before, but I though I would give them a try.  Do I do the same as I would a runner bean, grow them on canes.  Also what do they look like and taste like.

[saddad]

Can you be more precise? I'm growing Spagna beans from Franchi... they are a butter bean...  :-\

[caseylee]

I have throw the packaging away, dumb I know, they were somthing with venice in the title thats all I can remember rubbish I know lol

[saddad]

If it's def. a climber I would treat it like a french bean... you will need canes..  :)

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

I'm growing Marvel of Venice this year - it's a climbing french bean with big yellow pods

[caseylee]

Thats the one, I though they might be the yellow ones, more colour in my veg patch then.  What do they taste like, do they crop well or just a few

[Digeroo]

Tried Marvel of Venice last year.  Slugs like them.  Am trying again fewer slugs this year so far.  My daughter prefers the flat podded french beans to runners.  We call them squeaky beans becuase they seem to squeak against your teeth when you eat them.  Do not need the bees.

[Sparkly]

Can you be more precise? I'm growing Spagna beans from Franchi... they are a butter bean...  :-\

Have you grown these before saddad? If not, you are in for a treat. They are gorgeous!