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Bean, Velour Dwarf French Bush Seeds

Phaseolus vulgaris
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Grow your own delicious and nutritious beans with our Velour Dwarf French Bush Seeds.

Velour Dwarf French beans produce eye-catching purple pods. The long extra-fine pods grow to be 13-15 cm (5-6”). It is a true gourmet stringless variety. Its compact bushes produce over a long time. Great taste and texture make these beans excellent fresh or frozen. These beans also boast resistance to many diseases.

  • SKU: 143680
  • Common Name: Bean
  • Botanical Name: Phaseolus vulgaris
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Safe for bees
Safe
for Bees
Grow best in
Grows
Best In:
Full Sun
Days to germination
Days to
Germination:
6 - 14 days
Water needs
Water
Needs:
Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
Days to maturity
Days to
Maturity:
60 days
Growing height
Growing Height:
30-40 cm (12-18 in)
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  • Plant Type: Vegetable
  • Plant Lifecycle: Annual (plant every year)
  • Seed Type: Open Pollinated
  • Fill Weight (grams): 10G
  • Approximate Seed Count: 25-30
  • Characteristics: Stringless | Heavy yielder | Preserving variety | Frost-sensitive
  • Planting Method: Direct Sow
  • Colour: Purple
  • Water Needs: Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2 in.) per week
  • Landscape Use: Edible Garden
  • Growth Habit: Bush
  • Resistance: Disease
  • Companion Planting:

    Plant near beets, corn, lovage, naturtiums, rosemary, squash, strawberries, sunflowers

  • Flavour: Stringless tender pods are packed with flavor
  • Preparation Ideas: Prepare the same way you would any French green bean.
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How To Grow

Beans are a warm season crop and seeds should be sown directly into the garden when the soil is warm and all danger of frost is past. Optimum soil temperature (not air temperature) should be 15-29°C (59-84°F) for seeds to germinate. Planting at a lower temperature will delay germination. Space seeds and plant to the depth indicated below. Press seeds into the soil to ensure good contact and cover with 1.3 cm (1/2 in.) of soil. After planting, water the seeds with a gentle mist or shower. It is critical to keep the soil consistently moist, but not soggy during germination. When your seedlings reach a height of a few centimetres (inches) and have developed 2 or 3 pairs of leaves, it is important to thin them out, according to the plant spacing indicated below. Do not allow the soil to become dry, as young plants have underdeveloped roots and can quickly dehydrate, particularly in windy conditions.

  • Planting Depth: 2.5 cm (1in.)
  • Seed Spacing: Sow beans seeds roughly 10 cm (4 in.) apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 60cm (24 in.) apart.
  • Plant Spacing: 15 cm (6 in.)
  • Instructions for Nutrient Care: Apply SUPERThrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
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Growing Suggestions:
  • Bean seeds can be succession planted every 2 to 3 weeks until mid-July for a continuous supply of fresh beans.
  • For best taste, harvest pods when they are the thickness of a pencil.
  • Keep picking regularly to ensure continuous production.
  • Too many beans maturing at one time? Try sowing 1/2 or 1/3 of a row one or two weeks apart to extend the harvesting of fresh flavorful beans.
  • Avoid working among plants while the foliage is damp or wet as this can encourage and spread fungal and bacterial diseases such as powdery mildew, blight, rust, etc.
  • When weeding, hoe gently because beans are shallow-rooted. Mulch plants only after thinning.
  • Avoid fertilizing with nitrogen, which results in a surplus of foliage and low, delayed pod growth.

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"Velour purple beans. Since I discovered these beans, I’ve planted nothing else. They are great producers of slender beans that stay crisp. They don’t seem to get fat and starchy like some beans when they are overripe."

— Wanda S. (5/5)

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"Decided to add variety to my usual garden stock. Started these in my greenhouse and so far they look great. Looking forward to purple beans!"

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"all the seeds actually came up. beautiful looking plants"

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— Richard S. (5/5)

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"Will seed this week, will have no doubt about germination and quality. Thank You!"

— Sylvia F. (5/5)

Very interesting colour

"Very interesting colour"

— Terry H. (4/5)

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"Good quality crop every year. Had to install a rabbit fence around the garden as the little critters seemed to love these seedlings. Fabulous the way they change color when cooked!"

— Lee C. (5/5)

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