Climbing French bean ‘Blue Lake’
Phaseolus vulgaris · Vegetable · No. 12
- Sow under cover
- Apr–May
- Sow outdoors
- May–Jul
- Harvest
- Jul–Sep
- Germination
- 7–14 days
- Spacing
- 15 cm in the row, 60 cm between rows
- Days to harvest
- 60–80 from sowing
- Sun
- Full sun
- Seed saving
- Easy
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under cover | April | May | ||||||||||
| Outdoors | May | June | July | |||||||||
| Harvest | July | August | September |
Notes
Round green pods, white seed. Self-pollinating. Mark a few plants for seed and stop picking them in August.
Saving seed · Easy
Self-pollinating annual. Seed ripens the same season. Keep 3 m from other varieties of the same plant.
- Mark two or three healthy plants early.
- Leave the fruit, pod or head to ripen fully on the plant.
- Dry the seed 7–14 days on paper, out of direct sun.