French Bean (Dwarf) Celine

Abundant crops of high-quality, extra-fine purple beans with striking colour and superb flavour.

• Beautiful extra-fine purple wax bean
• Sweetly flavoured
• Quick to Grow

Sow: April to June
Harvest: July to September

Sow Indoors
Sow individually in clean pots or modules of compost, 5 cm deep. Water well. Keep on a warm windowsill or in a propagator, maintaining a minimum temperature of 12°C.

Growing On / Planting Out
Slowly acclimatise to outdoor conditions before planting out in May–June when the risk of frost has passed, 15–20 cm apart in full sun, in soil with added organic matter. Keep soil moist at all times.

Sowing Outdoors
Sow direct into the required harvest location, 5 cm deep, 15–20 cm apart. Allow 30 cm between rows. Keep soil moist at all times. If planting in containers, choose one at least 30 cm in diameter.

Advice
Each sowing of dwarf beans has a fairly short harvest period; sowing successive batches will give a longer crop. Use thin sticks to keep plants upright and pods off the soil. Pick regularly once beans are about 10 cm long and snap easily. Dwarf beans freeze well; blanch in boiling water for a minute or two, drain, cool, and bag for the freezer.