A very refined haricot vert for home gardeners. Exquisitely tender, delicately flavored 6" dark green pods on upright bush plants. Our trialer said, “Excellent raw with minimal bitterness.” We think it’s best picked around 4". Small white seed. Resists CBMV and ANTH.
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| Variety | Product Type | Hybrid Status | Days to Maturity | Lifecycle | Color |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Montpellier Organic |
seeds | open pollinated | 57 days | annual | green |
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Maxibel Organic |
seeds | open pollinated | 61 days | annual | green |
| Velour Purple Filet | seeds | open pollinated | 62 days | annual | purple |
Average 140–200 seeds/oz packet.
Haricot vert is French for green bean. Also called filet beans. This gourmet type can command a premium in high-end markets, but are also reliable and suited to the fancy home gardener. Seeds are smaller than those regular bush beans, and the slender tender pods take less time to cook.
For optimal flavor and texture, pick often and when pods are thinner than a pencil. Picking interval should be 48 hours or less. Be sure soil temps have reached optimal range (60–80°) before seeding.
Culture: Tender, will not survive frost. Inoculate with a legume inoculant, then plant seeds 3–4" apart in rows 24–30" apart after all danger of frost has passed and soil has warmed. Minimum germination soil temperature 60°; optimal range 70–80°. White-seeded beans are generally more sensitive to cold soil temps than dark-seeded varieties. Legumes have moderate fertility needs and can fix their own nitrogen.
Saving Seed: Saving bean seed is easy! Leave pods on the plants to dry. Hand shell, or stomp pods on a tarp. To ensure true-to-type seed, separate varieties by 30 feet.
Diseases:
White mold, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, affects more than 300 plant species. In beans, low humidity, good air circulation and wider spacing, both between plants and between rows, reduce the likelihood of this soil-borne infection.
For the latest results of our germination tests, please see the germination page.
All of our seeds are non-GMO, and free of neonicotinoids and fungicides. Fedco is one of the original companies to sign the Safe Seed Pledge.
From early May through mid-December, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.