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.

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.

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

Very productive variety. medium-early cycle. The pods are green and produce, ripe, white and elongated seeds  ideal for vegetable soups

Small white bean Bush variety. Easy to grow. 65 or so days. You can pick them small and use as a fresh bean if you wish. Plant after soil has warmed up well, 1 seed every two inches 3/4 inch deep. Space rows 12 inches. Pick when pods are full and have started to dry out, shell and store in glass jar with a lid can be stored for your hearty winter soups and stews..

An early dwarf variety for shelling. Elongated white seed and long green pods that are wide and cylindrical. The beans can either be dried or consumed fresh. Fresh beans should be picked when the pods begin to turn yellow. SOWING: from March to August in rows 50-70 cm apart.

Packet: 33 grams of seed

 Tender and flavorful, extra-fine green beans are thinner than regular green or yellow beans. They are also called fillets or French beans.

Variety Information: 4" long, stringless, crunchy pods; 2 per cluster. 'Oregon Sugar Pod II' is ery disease resistant, including mildew, pea enation virus, and leaf roll.

Sugar Ann Pea is an early-maturing snap pea known for its sweet, tender pods and compact growth. Plants produce crisp, bright-green pods about 3 inches long that are perfect for fresh eating, salads, and light cooking. Cool-season hardy and high yielding, it’s ideal for small gardens and containers.

Snap peas, or sugar snap peas, are basically a cross between garden peas and snow peas. The whole pod is edible and they have a crunchy flavor and sweet taste.

One of the best features of Sugar Ann is its earliness, up to 2 weeks earlier than comparisons. Its plump, edible pods are very sweet. The short, compact growth habit of Sugar Ann makes it ideal for urban gardeners with limited space who were previously unable to grow snap peas. The peas grow on a compact, 18-inch-high bush and can be grown with or without support. Remove string from pods before cooking.