Bean Bush French Filet
Phaseolus vulgaris
Days to maturity: 58. These delicate French filet beans are no longer a luxury item found only in gourmet restaurants. You can enjoy their superb, tender flavor fresh from your garden all summer long, The pencil-thin, slender beans can be picked when only 1/4" in diameter and 4-˝" long. Steam or sauté for just a minute and enjoy. Easy and delicious.
This packet plants two 7 foot rows.
Days to Emerge: 10
Seed Depth: 1"
Seed Spacing: 2 seeds every 4" to 6"
Row Spacing: 3' - 4'
Thinning: When 1" tall, thin to 1 every 4" - 6"
When to sow outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks after average last frost and when temperatures are warm. To produce beans all season, sow a new crop every 7 - 14 days up to 60 days before first fall frost. Note: In very hot summer areas, sow in March for June harvest, and August for late September harvest.
When to start inside: Not recommended
Artist: Jackie McFarland