Buy climbing French bean or Phaseolus vulgaris 'Trionfo Violetto' bean (climbing French) 'Trionfo Violetto': Delivery by Waitrose Garden

bean (climbing French) 'Trionfo Violetto'

climbing French bean or Phaseolus vulgaris 'Trionfo Violetto'

climbing French bean or Phaseolus vulgaris 'Trionfo Violetto'

Position: full sun
Soil: humus-rich, moisture retentive soil
Rate of growth: fast
Hardiness: half-hardy annual

A striking Italian heirloom variety with excellent flavour and tender, deep purple pods around 15cm long. Cropping from 60 days, 'Trionfo Violetto' or purple triumph is a flat, stringless, climbing French bean, tolerant of colder weather.
Growing instructions: Sowing bean seeds indoors produces quicker/more reliable germination rates. From late April/early May sow a single bean seed, 4cm deep, in a 9cm pot filled with multi-purpose compost. Plant out after about three weeks. Harden off seedlings in a cold frame/cool porch for a few days to acclimatise prior to planting. Alternatively, sow outside from April to July, 2-5cm deep, 8cm apart and in rows 30cm apart. Thin plants to 15-20cm apart. Incorporate well-rotted organic matter when planting and feed once in flower with a high-potash fertiliser to extend cropping.
Sow: April to July
Harvest: July to October