HL-102

HL-102Phaseolus vulgaris · bush

FlageoletChevrier

Also known as Chevrier vert

Stays pale green even when dried, because the pods are pulled before the seed turns. Selected in France by Gabriel Chevrier in the 1870s.

Habit
Bush
Season
Medium — pods dry by late August or September
Species
Phaseolus vulgaris
Accession
HL-102
Packets lent
44
Came back
29 (66%)

Growing it out

  1. 01

    Sow 3–4 cm deep, 10 cm apart, in rows 45 cm apart once the soil has warmed past 12 °C.

  2. 02

    No cane needed — a few twigs keep heavy plants off wet soil.

  3. 03

    Pods for seed ripen over a few weeks: pick each one as it turns papery.

Out growing · back in October