A complimentary tiny paper bag with 14, or about, Cretan bean seeds (Borlotti variety)
The enclosed “bean seeds” were purchased in October 2022 from an agricultural supplies shop in the region of Rethymno, Crete island.
These beans are associated with the highland region of Gerakari village/Gious Kambos plateau, which lie at an altitude of approx. 750-850 m. above sea level and enjoys cool summer conditions, are popular among the locals there.
I have planted this type of beans since 2019, 2020 and annually thereafter straight into the soil outdoors in the Inverleith Allotments.
By early August they would normally yield their first crop, from bottom upwards, and continue to do so in September.
They do not produce as many fresh pods/beans as other comparable climbing beans (e.g. runner beans) in the same plot, though the pods/beans produced are tender and taste good.
Basic instructions for attending the bean seeds/plants.
By late May, or early June you may plant each bean seed into the soil, approx. 3 cm deep and 30 cm apart, in your plot and cover each of them with soft dry soil. Then you water them.
You should provide a long bamboo cane for each plant to climb upon, or more canes, and ensure the structure may stand gusts of wind, when the plants grow, as they would create something of a barrier to the wind.
The flowers they produce are tiny white and hardly noticeable. You may pick the pods (which are soft, suitable for cooking and edible) when the pods have green and red colours. When they reach their full maturity, the pods would turn yellow. Then, you would retain only the beans and dispose of the pods. The pods at this stage would have become too hard to cook and would no longer be suitable for cooking.
Enjoy gardening in your allotment plot!!!! May, 2023.
Stelios.
The enclosed “bean seeds” were purchased in October 2022 from an agricultural supplies shop in the region of Rethymno, Crete island.
These beans are associated with the highland region of Gerakari village/Gious Kambos plateau, which lie at an altitude of approx. 750-850 m. above sea level and enjoys cool summer conditions, are popular among the locals there.
I have planted this type of beans since 2019, 2020 and annually thereafter straight into the soil outdoors in the Inverleith Allotments.
By early August they would normally yield their first crop, from bottom upwards, and continue to do so in September.
They do not produce as many fresh pods/beans as other comparable climbing beans (e.g. runner beans) in the same plot, though the pods/beans produced are tender and taste good.
Basic instructions for attending the bean seeds/plants.
By late May, or early June you may plant each bean seed into the soil, approx. 3 cm deep and 30 cm apart, in your plot and cover each of them with soft dry soil. Then you water them.
You should provide a long bamboo cane for each plant to climb upon, or more canes, and ensure the structure may stand gusts of wind, when the plants grow, as they would create something of a barrier to the wind.
The flowers they produce are tiny white and hardly noticeable. You may pick the pods (which are soft, suitable for cooking and edible) when the pods have green and red colours. When they reach their full maturity, the pods would turn yellow. Then, you would retain only the beans and dispose of the pods. The pods at this stage would have become too hard to cook and would no longer be suitable for cooking.
Enjoy gardening in your allotment plot!!!! May, 2023.
Stelios.