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French Dwarf Bean 'Borlotto Tintoretto' Seeds, 100g
French Dwarf Bean 'Borlotto Tintoretto' Seeds, 100g
Bean Seeds

French Dwarf Bean 'Borlotto Tintoretto' Seeds, 100g

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French Dwarf Bean Seeds Kitchen Garden Seeds
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Add artistic colour to the kitchen garden with some (Phaseolus vulgaris) Borlotto Tintoretto French dwarf beans. A half-hardy annual, this is a very productive variety, the 16cm (6in) pods are a mottled dark red and cream colour, with fat, creamy, spotty beans inside. Tintoretto copes well with unfavourable weather and will happily thrive when grown in a container. 
Insights

Once cooked, these beans have a wonderful creamy texture and are valued as a homegrown crop as fresh borlotti beans are hard to find, given that they harden after 7 days. If you wish to keep for future use, allow beans to dry on the plant and then pod and keep in an airtight container.

Details
  • Plant: Outside from May 
  • Harvest: July onwards
Planting
  • Well drained soil 
  • East, South or West aspect
  • Sunny location
  • Sheltered 
Care
  • Plant seeds in well-watered and finely prepared soil where they will crop.  Plant at 45cm (1ft 6in) intervals, in rows approximately 5cm (2in) deep.
  • Seedlings will appear in 2-3 weeks, water well until plants are established. 
  • Minimal support required- use netting if required.
  • Leave pods to mature and dry out on plant if grown to dry and keep, although if pods are touching damp ground, pick and dry inside
  • Pods/ beans are harmful to humans and pets if eaten raw