Bean Climbing 'Northeaster'
Bean Climbing 'Northeaster' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Northeaster' is a Roma-type flat bean with pods up to 20 cm long, 2.5 cm wide. The vigorous vines produce an abundance of tasty, stringless, bright green beans with white seeds. It matures almost 2 weeks earlier than other climbing beans and stays tender even when big. Days to harvest: 55 - 70.
Product: Bean Climbing 'Northeaster'
Product type: SEED ()
Botanical name: Phaseolus vulgaris
Syn.: syn. 'Early Riser', 'Kwintus'
Northeaster' syn. 'Early Riser', 'Kwintus' is a Roma-type flat bean with pods up to 20 cm long, 2.5 cm wide. The vigorous vines produce an abundance of tasty, stringless, bright green beans with white seeds. It matures almost 2 weeks earlier than other climbing beans and stays tender even when big.
Plant type: Annual climbing bean
Plant height: Grows to 2 - 3 m; requires a trellis
Sow when: Beans are frost tender; germinate best at 18 - 25°C; seed will rot in cold, wet soil
Temperate: Spring to early summer
Subtropical: All year if frost-free; avoid Dec-Jan
Tropical: Unsuitable
Germination: 4 - 10 days
Depth: 2 - 4 cm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Direct into garden bed
Soil type: Fertile, well drained, pH 6.2 - 7
Details: Hill plants, up to 10 cm deep, to protect from wind damage; water well once after sowing seed and then do not water again until seedlings appear
Harvest: 55 - 70 days: pick daily, early in the morning for the best flavour
seeds per packet
Phaseolus vulgaris
syn. 'Early Riser', 'Kwintus'
Annual climbing bean
Bean Climbing 'Northeaster'
Northeaster' is a Roma-type flat bean with pods up to 20 cm long, 2.5 cm wide. The vigorous vines produce an abundance of tasty, stringless, bright green beans with white seeds. It matures almost 2 weeks earlier than other climbing beans and stays tender even when big. Days to harvest: 55 - 70.