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French Beans

Frans Beans / Chikkudu

Cool-season climbing bean with quick, tender pods. Best on a winter trellis.

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Month-by-month sowing suitability (northern-hemisphere reference — the app shifts calendars for your latitude). Best months to sow: Oct–Dec.

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French Beans monthly sowing suitability
MonthSuitability
JanuaryGood
FebruaryGood
MarchPossible
AprilNot recommended
MayNot recommended
JunePossible
JulyGood
AugustGood
SeptemberGood
OctoberBest
NovemberBest
DecemberBest
Growing requirements
Sun
5–7 hours direct light
Water
Medium
Shade tolerance
Medium
Container
18L (15 inch grow bag)
Soil depth
25 cm
Support
Needs trellis
First harvest
50 days from sowing
Lifecycle
90 days
Timeline

Germination: about 6 days.

Flowering begins: around day 35.

First harvest: around day 50.

Harvest window: roughly 30 days.

Terrace notes for French Beans

A productive winter climber. Pole types out-yield bush types in tight terrace space.

Care tips

  • Provide a net or strings to climb.
  • Pick every 2–3 days to keep pods coming.
  • Avoid wetting foliage to reduce rust.
Common pests
  • Aphids
  • Pod borer
Common diseases
  • Rust
  • Anthracnose

Traits

  • Beginner safe
  • Needs trellis
  • Low effort

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