French Beans Vegetable Seeds Packet
French Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) are a fast-growing, productive vegetable prized for their tender, slender pods and delicious flavor. Perfect for vegetable gardens, raised beds, and containers, French beans thrive in warm weather and produce abundant harvests throughout the season. Their crisp texture makes them ideal for fresh eating, salads, stir-fries, and cooking.
How to Grow French Beans from Seed
Sowing and Germination
Direct sow after the last frost when soil has warmed. Plant in full sun and well-draining soil. Germinates in 7-10 days at 18-24°C.
Care and Harvest
Keep soil consistently moist and harvest pods regularly to encourage continued production. Ready to harvest in approximately 50-60 days. Suitable for both bush and climbing varieties.
Dimensions: 5.6" x 3.6" x .1"
Weight: 1.6 hrs
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Standard paper seed packets are permeable to oxygen and moisture -- the two primary causes of seed degradation. Most paper-packaged seeds begin losing germination viability after approximately one year, contributing to significant garden-industry waste: packets purchased, not planted, expired, discarded. Shido Seeds are hermetically vacuum-sealed. The packet does not expire quietly in a drawer. It waits.
Every Shido seed packet is illustrated in the style of Japanese 1910s woodblock printing -- designed and drawn in-house by Chive, the Toronto ceramics studio that has been exhibiting at the Chelsea Flower Show in London every year and does not, as a matter of principle, sell to big-box retailers. Customers collect the packets as a series. This was not the original plan.
