Dutch French beans are a variety of green bean that can be bush or dwarf varieties. They are known for their flavor and can be used for baking, soups, or eaten fresh. 

Characteristics of Dutch French beans

Flavor: Dutch French beans have a buttery to nutlike flavor 

Texture: Dutch French beans are crisp, firm, and tender 

Color: Dutch French beans can be green, yellow, black, or purple 

Shape: Dutch French beans are small, round, and sweet 

Ease of growth: Dutch French beans are easy to grow and highly productive

French climbing green beans produce beautiful slender green beans of approximately 14 cm without wire. It is a medium early pole green bean variety. 

French pole beans are tender, slender green beans with a mild, slightly sweet flavor. They’re best used fresh and lightly cooked to preserve their crisp texture and bright color.

• Steamed or blanched and finished with butter, olive oil, lemon, or herbs

• Sautéed with garlic, shallots, or almonds (classic French style)

• Stir-fried with vegetables or meats

• Added to soups and stews near the end of cooking

• Served cold in salads after blanching

• Preserved by pickling or freezing

They pair especially well with butter, parsley, thyme, garlic, mustard, and light cream sauces.

Blauhilde is a German heirloom French bean which produces beautiful purple stringless pods, 30cm in length, which turn green on cooking. Vigorous, productive vines reach 2.4 metres in length with rose-purple flowers before producing bunches of fleshy pods. Good resistance to Bean Mosaic Virus.

Green Bean Provider is the most dependable early green bean and it's very easy to grow. This variety has excellent flavor and is great for fresh eating, freezing, and canning. The seeds germinate well in cooler soil, and the plant can adapt to diverse soil and climate conditions.

Green Bean Provider seeds can be planted directly into the garden.

Sow directly in the garden after the last frost date. 

Plant seeds 1” deep and 4” apart in rows that are 2' wide. They should come up in 7-12 days depending on the soil temperature and grow quickly in cool weather. 

The Provider green beans have stringless pods that grow heavily on compact plants. They will be mature in 7-8 weeks and produce beans for up to 3 weeks. For a longer harvest plant seeds again in 3 weeks for a second harvest. 

The Provider Green Bean is very dependable and comes through every year with early, heavy yields of attractive, uniform beans. Plants are vigorous and productive even under adverse conditions. They have a bush growth habit and strong root systems. Plants grow 18-24" tall and have good resistance to mildew and virus. 

Phaseolus vulgaris. Annual. Open-pollinated, heirloom, and Non-GMO. Begin harvesting in 50 days. 

Productive, excellent flavor, AAS Winner

Fast growth, early maturity, and a long, productive season are the hallmarks of this remarkable pole bean.

7-9' all

Stringless beans are perfect at 13-15cm (5-6") long

Good resistance to Mosaic Virus.