Suttons Climbing French Bean Cobra

A big improvement on Blue Lake with vigorous plants that yield up to a third more beans. Round, stringless pods up to 20cm (8″) in length are produced right through to autumn if picked regularly. And the taste? – delicious!

Sow in pots or trays on a windowsill or in a green house using a good qualitty composr. Cover seeds wtth 38mm compost. Germination takes 7-14 days. Grow on planting outside or protecting with cloches until frost risk has passed. Alternatively sow directly into preopared warm, moist soil, first erecting canes or netting to eventually suppor tplant,s sowing one seed per can or at 15-23cm interavals along the row at a depth of 50mm. Grows best in rich, well prepared soil. Mulch with manure, straw or a layer of grass clippings. Climbing frnech beans can be more reliable croppers than runner beans.
Sowing -> Cropping – 10-12 weeks.