Borlotto beans freeze brilliantly. Simply harvest the pods when they are leathery and starting to dry out as that is when the bean inside is at its optimum, and then freeze in batches. You won’t have to soak them overnight like dried beans, and they will cook in 40 minutes from frozen, 30 minutes from fresh, but as you are using them in winter dishes anyway (stews, soups, minestrone, casseroles etc), this won’t be a problem. SH = Shelling Bean, HT= approx. height of plant.
Varieties highlighted in blue are suitable for winter cultivation.
B10
B1 Borlotto Bean of Vigevano Shelling pods when leathery, then freeze in blocks or dry. Use in Minestrone, stews and Risotto. HT 50/60cm. SH. 50g. Sow Mar-Jul. £2.99 B2 Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco Climber
B11b
“Tongue of Fire”. Good all rounder. Mid-early shelling bean bean with long, inflated pod SH. containing around 7 beans. HT 180cm. SH 35g. Sow Apr-mid Jul. £1.99
B4
HT = Hight
SH = Shelling bean @600 =Approximate Seed Quantity.
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B3 Borlotto Lamon Climber The bean for making the Venetian “Pasta e Fagioli’” HT 180cm. SH. 35g. Superior quality. Sow Apr-Jun. £2.99 B4 Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco Dwarf. Good all rounder, very reliable. Cream beans with red mottling. Pods are approx 15cm long and contains around 4-6 large beans. HT 50/60cm. SH. 40g. Sow Apr-Jul £2.99 B4ee Borlotto Bean Stregonta Climber Shelling bean, very productive. Pods have a dark striped red colour and 6-8 seeds per 19-20cm pod. Suited to freezing temp. Sow Apr-Jul. HT 180cm. SH 170g Box £3.99 B5 Cannellini Beans Famous small, white, kidney shaped beans similar to flageolet beans for drying. Dwarf. HT 50/60cm. SH. 50g packet. Sow Apr-end Jul. £2.99
B5
B6
B8a
LM24
B18
B8 French Bean Vanguard Dwarf green bean with white seeded pod 15cm long. Suitable for freezing. HT 50cm. 40g. Sow mid Apr-end Jul. ȣ1.99
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B14
B17
B5a Runner Bean Fagiolo di Spagna a Grano Bicolore Climbing plant, producing good quality runner beans. Late. HT 180/200cm. Blood red flowers. Large 175g box. Sow Mar-Jul. £3.99 B6 French Bean Boby Bianco Dwarf green bean with white seeds. Stringless pods 12cm long. Found at Covent Garden market. HT50cm. 50g. Sow Apr-Jun. £2.99 B7 French Bean La Victoire Fine “squeeky” flat restaurant dwarf green bean with black seed. Pod 14cm long. HT 50/60cm. 50g. Sow Mar-Jun. £2.99
B5a
EP31
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B8a Haricot Cocco Bianco Productive, of excellent quality, super thin skin which melts in the mouth. Pod contains 14-15 white/green shelling beans for use in classic winter dishes like cassoulet, stews and minestrone. Sow Apr-Jul. 200g box. HT 50/55cm. SH. £4.99 LM24 Dwarf French Bean Koala A productive professional variety with staggered cropping over a long period. Stringless and juicy. 160g Tin @1,000. Sow Mar-Aug.. £7.99 B9a Roma Bean Smeraldo Climber Mid-early. Stringless French bean, Meaty green pods 24/26cm long 2cm wide, white seeded. HT 190cm. 30g. Sow Apr-Jul. »£1.99 B10 Roma Bean Super Marconi Wide green bean as B9, but a climber. HT 190/200cm. 30g. Sow Apr-Jul. £2.99 B10a French Bean Bobis Green Climbing, straight, pencil-pod green bean. Black seeded. HT 50/60cm. 35g. £2.99 B11 French Bean Climbing S. Anna One of our more popular green beans. Productive and tasty. 14cm long. HT 180/190cm. 35g. Sow Apr-Jul. £2.99 B11b 1/2 Metre French Bean Stringa Stringless climber. Grow protected as needs some heat. HT 130cm. 18g. Sow Apr-Jul. £2.99 EP31 French Bean Ferrari Stringless dwarf. Fast growing Annual. Sow April to Jun. £2.99 B13 French Bean Purple King Purple french bean. Green when cooked. Pod 15cm long. Dwarf. HT 50cm. 45g. Sow Apr-mid Jul. £2.99 B14 French Bean Trionfo Violetto Purple. Climbing variety, stringless. Good flavoured variety. HT 180/190cm. 30g. £2.99 B15 French Bean Yellow Brittle Wax Thin stringless dwarf, French bean. HT 50/60cm. 45g. Sow Apr-end Jul. £2.99 B16 French Bean Roquencourt Golden yellow bean from France. Dwarf. Fine bean which melts in the mouth. HT 50cm. 45g. Sow Mar-Jul £2.99 B17 French Bean Cornetti Meraviglia of Venice. Yellow, crops heavily. Highly recommended. Climber. Melt like butter in the mouth. Great in summer beans salads. HT 190cm. 30g. Sow Apr-Jul. £2.99 B18 French Bean Neckargold Climber with straight yellow pod. Thin, waxy and delicate. 30g. Sow Apr-end Jul. £2.99 B19 French Bean Anellino Giallo Climbing Yellow, shrimp shaped meaty, French beans. HT 190cms high. 25g. Sow Apr-Jul. »£1.99 B20 French Bean Yellow Roma Bean Meraviglia di Venezia Dwarf Wide, flat, meaty, stringless. Good for bean salads. HT 40cm. 30g. Sow Apr-Jul. £2.99
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