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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: caseylee on June 14, 2009, 09:46:48

Title: Italian climbing bean
Post by: caseylee on June 14, 2009, 09:46:48

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.

Title: Re: Italian climbing bean
Post by: saddad on June 14, 2009, 09:48:01

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

Title: Re: Italian climbing bean
Post by: caseylee on June 14, 2009, 09:59:16

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

Title: Re: Italian climbing bean
Post by: saddad on June 14, 2009, 10:06:58

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

Title: Re: Italian climbing bean
Post by: Rhubarb Thrasher on June 14, 2009, 11:00:58

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

Title: Re: Italian climbing bean
Post by: caseylee on June 14, 2009, 12:07:53

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

Title: Re: Italian climbing bean
Post by: Digeroo on June 14, 2009, 12:35:28

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.

Title: Re: Italian climbing bean
Post by: Sparkly on June 14, 2009, 18:14:51

Quote from: saddad on June 14, 2009, 09:48:01

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!