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Dell'Ochio Dwarf Beans organic

€2,30 EUR
25

Heirloom variety cultivated since Antiquity, fine round pod 25/30 cm long eaten young as mangetout beans. Produces small creamy white beans with a dark umbilicus, eaten dry, with a good flavor. Easy cultivation even in poor soil, tolerates drought well, reproducible seeds, 50/60 cm.

Scientific Name: Vigna unguicula

Plant Life Cycle: annual

Optimal Germination Temperature: 16C

Germination time in days: 4-10 days

Indicative Days to maturity: 65-75 days

Sunlight: Full sun

Soil requirement: rich and light

Sowing and cultivation: Start indoors 2-3 weeks before last frost. or Sow outdoors 2.5 cm deep 7-10 cm apart around poles, trellis, or fence when danger of frost has passed and soil temperature is over 16C. A strong, sturdy trellis such as a fence panel to support the plant foliage is recommended.