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Bean : Dwarf Bean : Pencil Pod Black Wax (Heritage)
  • 1 packet (100 seeds)
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  • Price: £1.69
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Bean : Dwarf Bean : Pencil Pod Black Wax (Heritage)

Vegetable

Description

One of the first stringIess, round podded, waxpods, introduced circa. 1900. Quite vigorous plant habit. Golden yellow pods, 12-18cm (5-7in) long. Black seeded, reliable tor earlier sowings and throughout the summer. Height 35-50cm (14-20in).

Sowing Instructions

Sow seed mid April in pots indoors, plant out from late May, or sow earlv May to July outdoors. Can also be sown in March for protected growing in a greenhouse and harvest from June. Sow 4-5cm (l½-2in) deep in well-prepared soil. Allow 15-20cm (6-8in) between plants and 45cm (18 in) between rows. Germination and establishment can he poor in cold wet soils, in this case raise plants indoors in modules for later planting out.