Vegetable Description: The plants of the French Horticultural bean are vigorous and yield 6”-8” pods that are primarily used as snap beans. If dried, the pods turn to a yellow color splashed with red, and its seeds are purple. Can be used as a dry soup bean. This heavy yielding heirloom tolerate heavy soils! A half runner type that some consider a pole bean. 70 days to maturity.

Vegetable Botanical Name: Phaseolus vulgaris

Other Common Names: 'French Horticultural', Emergo

Vegetable Duration: Annual

Vegetable Days to Maturity: 70

Vegetable Seeds Per Oz: 65

Vegetable Height: 12” to 24”

Vegetable Spacing: 3” to 6”

Vegetable Planting: Direct sow outside after danger of last frost. Plant about 4” apart and 1“ below soil surface. Rows should be spaced at 24”-30” apart.

Vegetable Seed Saving: Allow bean pods to dry on plant; then break them open to collect the large bean seeds. Clean and dry the seeds before storage in cool dry conditions.

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