Bean Bonaparte

Bean Bonaparte is a dwarf French bean which produces high yields of flavoursome, stringless beans.

Beans require full sun  but provide a bit of temporary shade cover in super-hot, dry, windy weather.  

Soil for beans should be rich, deep, pH neutral and organic. Compost is perfect for soil preparation. You could also use an organic, complete fertiliser at planting time. Mulching your bed is really important but ensure the mulch doesn’t touch the stems of the beans. Soil needs to be well-drained but note that beans don’t really like sandy soils very much. So improve your sandy soil with nicely aged compost.

Feed with a maxicrop seaweed fertiliser at flowering time to promote higher yields of tasty beans!
Harvest can approximately occur between 12 – 14 weeks (10 weeks if you’ve gone the dwarf varieties). Pick bean pods when they are young, tender and at their tastiest. Do this before the seeds have swollen to make the pod lumpy and they’ll taste better. It’s best to harvest manageable numbers of beans regularly as this will promote more flowering and more tasty bean pods.

Height 50cm