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The Show => Veggie Show => Topic started by: Mrs Ava on July 13, 2007, 23:32:27

Title: 2007 - French Bean
Post by: Mrs Ava on July 13, 2007, 23:32:27

Yellow French, just called Yellow Wax bean.  Lovely and squeeky!

(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/Mrsava/yellow_french_beans.jpg)

Title: Re: 2007 - French Bean
Post by: saddad on July 20, 2007, 20:05:07

What's the Purple one?
 ???

Title: Re: 2007 - French Bean
Post by: Mrs Ava on July 21, 2007, 19:10:54

Amathyst.  I am picking them fast and furiously now.  They do go greenish when lightly cooked, but do stay darker than other varieties of purple beans.

Title: Re: 2007 - French Bean
Post by: saddad on July 25, 2007, 23:47:33

Dwarf or Climbing? we do Blue Coco and had our first picking today...
 ;D

Title: Re: 2007 - French Bean
Post by: Deb P on July 26, 2007, 00:26:32

Just about to start picking Purple Teepee...... 8)

Title: Re: 2007 - French Bean
Post by: robkb on July 26, 2007, 10:03:36

Very impressive EJ. I'm on my third sowing of Blauhilde - first was eaten by slugs, second was trashed by yobbos, so I'm hoping for third time lucky!

Cheers,
Rob ;)

Title: Re: 2007 - French Bean
Post by: Mrs Ava on July 26, 2007, 10:43:46

All dwarf saddad.  My climbing french are the flat yellow beans, look like runners but are waxy.  Not sure where they came from.  Hopefully will pick some of them tomorrow.

Rob, I sowed some more last weekend, the great thing with frenchies is they don't need pollinating so will crop well later than runners.

Title: Re: 2007 - French Bean
Post by: robkb on July 26, 2007, 14:40:18

Quote from: EJ - Emma Jane on July 26, 2007, 10:43:46

Rob, I sowed some more last weekend, the great thing with frenchies is they don't need pollinating so will crop well later than runners.

Thanks EJ, I didn't realise that! Fingers crossed for adecent crop in a few weeks then...

Cheers,
Rob ;)