BEAN - NECKARGOLD

 Organic French Climbing Bean Neckargold

    10 Seeds Pack    

Neckargold climbing bean is a vibrant lemon-yellow variety, closely related to the renowned Blauhilde and just as delectable. This exceptional bean produces tender, succulent pods that are a striking deep yellow, measuring an impressive 23–25 cm (9–10 inches) in length. Its flavour is rich and meaty, with a texture that remains tender yet firm, making it a standout in both culinary and garden settings.

Neckargold is a robust, medium-early variety with a long harvesting period, providing consistently high yields throughout the growing season. The plant itself has a strong and upright growth habit, supported by a deep and efficient rooting system. To help this vigorous climber thrive, it’s essential to provide a sturdy trellis or frame for the plants to climb on, as they can reach significant heights. Regular harvesting not only ensures the pods remain tender and stringless but also encourages the plant to produce continuously, maintaining its vigour and productivity.

PLANTING & GROWING

Soaking needs to be done at least a few hours before planting, and preferably overnight. To prevent damping off when starting seeds indoors, it’s essential that you disinfect all of your plastic grow trays, seed cells, and seedling tray covers before you reuse them. 

French Climbing Bean can be grown against a trellis, up netting or up canes set 100cm (3ft) apart. They can be interplanted with peas or runner beans. They are an excellent variety to grow in cold greenhouse or polytunnel.

Also can be grown in pots. Choose pots at least 45cm (18in) in diameter and make sure there are plenty of drainage holes. Fill with a mixture of equal parts loam-based compost and loam-free compost. 

Seeds germinate best at 18 to 25°C  and prefer pH in the 6.0 - 6.8 range. As with all crop families, rotation is recommended. Beans and others in the Fabaceae family should be grown in the same area only once in three years . Beans capture nitrogen from the air, so make sure the soil contains the other essential ingredients, phosphorus and potassium.

Water the plants frequently especially as the seed pods are setting and swelling. Remove any leaves that might show signs of yellowing. 

Climbing beans require little effort to produce good yields of pods. Matures in 60 days.

Pick daily, early in the morning for the best flavour, they are best picked often and before you can see the bean seed shape inside.

Beans, peas and tomatoes are self-pollinating and do not need bees for fruit production. Their flowers have all the needed reproductive parts and can transfer and accept their own pollen for the development of their edible fruits. You may notice bees and other insects visiting their flowers, collecting nectar and spreading pollen as they fly between other flowering plants in the landscape.