Bigourdan French Climbing Beans

Variety with green pods, long and large, rather arched and producing large white beans kidney shaped. Variety widely used in the South West for making the well-known French dish ‘Cassoulet’. Remarkable flavour. Plant height: 2m and more.


Type of soil: Rich and well drained. Deeply dug.
Sowing time: Mid April to mid July.
Harvest time: 10 weeks after sowing.
Site: Full sun.


Sow directly into the ground:
- Sow seeds into furrows that are 50cm apart with a seed every 8 to 10cm.
- You can also sow them in holes containing 3 or 4 seeds that are 30cm apart.
- Cover them lightly with soil and water copiously.


Care:
- Keep the soil damp.
- Regularly hoe around the base of the plants.
- For climbing varieties, you should install some kind of support.