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🌱 Sow: July | Harvest: July to September
🍽️ Exceptional flavour for soups, salads and Italian cooking
πŸͺ΄ Easy to grow in Irish gardens, raised beds and containers
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]]> Purple-Podded Climbing French Bean produces long, curved, deep purple pods that stand out clearly against the green foliage. Easy to spot at harvest time, which means fewer pods get missed and go tough. The pods turn green when cooked.

Vigorous climbing variety that needs strong support. Stringless and tender when picked young. Decorative enough to grow on a garden archway or fence where it doubles as an ornamental plant.

🌱 Sowing depth: about 5 cm​

  • πŸ“… Sow (Ireland): May–late July outdoors once frost risk is over and soil has warmed​

  • β˜€οΈ Light: full sun​

  • 🌑️ Germination: typically 7–14 days in warm soil​

  • πŸ“ Height: vigorous climbing plants to around 180–200 cm​

  • πŸͺ΄ Spacing: 15–20 cm between plants/supports; 50–60 cm between rows​

  • ⏳ Harvest: from around 60–70 days after sowing; pods picked young for best tenderness and colour​

  • πŸ”’ Seeds: standard packet sufficient for a wigwam or short double row

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    ]]>         S. Anna Climbing French Bean Seeds | Early Stringless Green Pods https://bloomyseeds.com/product/s-anna-climbing-french-bean Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:48:15 +0000 https://bloomyseeds.com/?post_type=product&p=2214 Climbing French bean, stringless, harvest from July. One of the most productive varieties in the Franchi catalogue.

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    ]]>     S. Anna is an early climbing French bean with vigorous plants reaching 180 to 190cm. Deep green, pencil-shaped pods that are very meaty, stringless and tender. One of the most productive climbing beans you can grow.

    Grow on poles, teepees or netting. Pick the pods regularly when they are about 15cm long for the best flavour and to keep the plants producing. Excellent steamed, sauteed with garlic, or added to a minestrone.

    🌱 Sowing depth: about 5 cm

  • πŸ“… Sow (Ireland): May–late July outdoors once frost risk is over and soil has warmed.​

  • β˜€οΈ Light: full sun​

  • 🌑️ Germination: typically 7–14 days in warm conditions​

  • πŸ“ Height: approx. 180–190 cm climbing plants​

  • πŸͺ΄ Spacing: 15–20 cm between plants/supports; 50–60 cm between rows​

  • ⏳ Harvest: early variety, usually cropping from around 60–70 days after sowing, then over a long period if picked regularly​

  • πŸ”’ Seeds: approx. 35 g packet, around 100 seeds per pack​

    • When to sow

    May to June direct in the ground. French beans do not like cold soil. Wait until the end of May in most of Ireland. Sow 5cm deep, 10cm apart, alongside a cane or trellis.

    How to grow

    Beans fix their own nitrogen so they do not need feeding. Water regularly once pods start forming. Pick often, even if you do not need all of them. The more you pick, the more the plant produces. Stop picking and the plant stops flowering.

    Recipe idea

    Green beans with garlic and olive oil. Blanch the beans for three minutes, drain and toss immediately with two crushed garlic cloves and good olive oil. Salt. Done. The whole point of these beans is their flavour, so do not overcook them.

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