On Tue, 3 Dec 2002 09:48:59 +0000 (UTC), (Jonathan
Ward) wrote:

In article ,
says...


Climbing French beans are so much easier to harvest... I always grow 'Blue
Lake', usual Fr. Bean shape, and 'Hunter' , which are the 'wavy sided' type.
This year I also grew some bought in Italy....very long (8-10 inch) pods and
heavy croppers too....can't remember the name offhand, (the seed dry out pale
brown). This year I also grew some climbing Borlotti beans...very good crop,
and can be eaten fresh or dried.


I have been growing Algarve from Marshalls for years. Even when quite large
they do not get anything like as tough as Runner beans.


Thanks for the pointers chaps!

Regards,



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