Dwarf French Bean 'Purple Queen' Seeds

Overview

French Bean 'Purple Queen' is an unusual dwarf bean with long round, glossy dark purple pods that make a beautiful display in the garden with purple flowers and pods. Although unusual it does not lack in flavour - in fact in is delicious.

It turns dark green on cooking and is a stringless variety. It is better to sow a few seeds at a time to stagger cropping as it produces heavy yields - good variety for freezing though. Keep picking young to encourage further cropping and get the best tasting beans. Great for containers.

An excellent variety - give it a go!

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Seed qty (approx)	60
Sowing months	April, May, June, July
Site conditions	Any soil type, except very heavy or acid.
How to sow	April under cloches, May to mid-July. 2 weeks prior to sowing outside rake in an all purpose general fertilizer. Soak seed before sowing. Sow under cover from April, 5cm deep and plant out seedlings when 5cm high. Or direct sow 5cm deep after the last frosts have passed from mid May to July. Space them 25cm apart. Water well.
Care	May need a little support if beans become too heavy. Keep moist and the area weed free.
Harvest	July to October. Regularly pick beans to maintain cropping and pick before you can see the bean shape inside to get the best bean.
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