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Title: French Beans
Post by: tim on July 26, 2007, 08:17:16

I still think that the Hunter/Algarve variety is the sweetest - & certainly freezes best.

Unlike Emma, this is our first pick, & several plants are dying.

Title: Re: French Beans
Post by: saddad on July 26, 2007, 08:57:54

Very Nice Tim... we had several climbing flat pods like Lazy Housewife but OH decided on pencil pods only???????
;D

Title: Re: French Beans
Post by: Mrs Ava on July 26, 2007, 10:45:40

I have 2 wigwams with flat pods on, a lovely yellow waxy bean. I do love beans. Had a couple of beans from each wigwam, but I am hoping for our first good picking tomorrow.

Title: Re: French Beans
Post by: saddad on July 26, 2007, 12:12:40

We had our first proper picking for tea yesterday EJ..
:)

Title: Re: French Beans
Post by: Sparkly on July 26, 2007, 14:26:45

We have some pencil type beans. A dwarf variety called something like "yellow wax pod". Had the first picking on Sunday but they seem very prolific! Lovely too!

Title: Re: French Beans
Post by: Mrs Ava on July 27, 2007, 19:23:28

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

Here are my flat french, called Gold something....can't remember now. Picked 2Ib 6oz today and the plants are smothered in flowers.

Title: Re: French Beans
Post by: tim on July 27, 2007, 19:49:46

You're welcome to do our planting up any day, Emma!

Title: Re: French Beans
Post by: saddad on July 27, 2007, 20:21:15

Put two packets of Tendergreen (Dwarfs) in th eother day and they are coming up great guns!
;D

Title: Re: French Beans
Post by: jennym on July 27, 2007, 21:08:06

Those flat beans look very nice, and I do like them. Only growing runners plus Cobra & Blue Lake and a purple one this year.
Would love to know what varieties of these flat beans people recommend though, that'd suit my clay soil.

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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: tim on July 26, 2007, 08:17:16