- Eventual Height: 120cm
- Eventual Spread: 15cm
Borlotti Bean (Venice)
Borlotti Bean Lamon (Venice)
- Position: full sun
- Soil: humus-rich, moisture retentive soil
- Rate of growth: fast
- Hardiness: half hardy
A variegated bean with pinkish red splodges on white. These climbing plants grow 180 -190cms tall and have 6-7 beans per pod. They are high in iron and fibre as well as simply being delicious. Here is 'the' bean for making the Venetian dish 'Pasta e Fagioli'. Borlotti beans freeze very well too.
- Growing Instructions:
Sow outside - April to June when the air temperature is above 10°C
Sow 2-5cm deep, 8cm apart in rows 30cm apart, thin plants to 15/20cm apart, or sow in blocks with plants 15 cm apart each way. Plant with lots of organic matter at the roots and feed once in flower with a high-potash fertiliser to prolong cropping.
Sow every 2 months for successional growing to have a regular supply.
Harvest - July to October
