Bean Dwarf Boby Bianco (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) (Bag) – Franchi Sementi
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*Heritage Variety*
B6 – Dwarf green bean with stringless pods..You can now find Italian Boby beans in Covent garden market. Recommended by Cucina Caldesi as used in their recipe ‘Fagiolini in sugo di pomodori’. Green beans in tomato sauce.
Approximate seeds quantity:@180
Weight: 50g
Sow: from April – June
Pods:12cm long
Partnership plant: Chard, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Cucumber,
Chicory and Radicchio, Lettuce, Aubergine, Radish, Corn.
What to sow after: Chard, Carrots, Cauliflower, Cabbage,
Cucumber, Chicory and Radicchio, Fennel, Endive,
Lettuce, Aubergine,Melon, Pepper, Tomato, Leek,
Parsley, Radish, Spinach, Lamb’s lettuce, Courgette.
Bean Boby Bianco. Green bush French type bean. Plant 1 seed 1-2 inches deep every 2 inches after soil has warmed up in rows 12 inches apart. Pick when thick as a pencil. 55 days. Make small plantings every 10 days for continuous harvest. Cook with olive oil, aioli & toasted bread crumbs. 45 gram packet, approximately 200 seeds.
1g
*Heritage Variety*
B6 – Dwarf green bean with stringless pods..You can now find Italian Boby beans in Covent garden market. Recommended by Cucina Caldesi as used in their recipe ‘Fagiolini in sugo di pomodori’. Green beans in tomato sauce.
Approximate seeds quantity:@180
Weight: 50g
Sow: from April – June
Pods:12cm long
Partnership plant: Chard, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Cucumber,
Chicory and Radicchio, Lettuce, Aubergine, Radish, Corn.
What to sow after: Chard, Carrots, Cauliflower, Cabbage,
Cucumber, Chicory and Radicchio, Fennel, Endive,
Lettuce, Aubergine,Melon, Pepper, Tomato, Leek,
Parsley, Radish, Spinach, Lamb’s lettuce, Courgette.
Bean Boby Bianco. Green bush French type bean. Plant 1 seed 1-2 inches deep every 2 inches after soil has warmed up in rows 12 inches apart. Pick when thick as a pencil. 55 days. Make small plantings every 10 days for continuous harvest. Cook with olive oil, aioli & toasted bread crumbs. 45 gram packet, approximately 200 seeds.
1g
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