Fabacées • Phaseolus vulgaris var. nana

Dwarf Bean Merveille du Piémont - Organic

"A touch of rustic elegance for the garden and the plate."

$4.49

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Originating from the fertile hills of Piedmont in Italy, Merveille du Piémont is a dwarf bean with an old-fashioned charm, celebrated for its pale yellow pods subtly streaked with purple and its vibrant bicolored beans, ranging from red to cream. It embodies both the richness of Italian vegetable-growing traditions and the elegance of a refined vegetable.

In the garden, this compact, bushy variety is perfectly suited to small spaces and container gardening. Hardy and undemanding, it offers rapid growth (around 55 days) and continuous production, while naturally improving soil fertility thanks to its nitrogen-fixing capacity. Its inconspicuous flowers attract a few pollinators, and its decorative pods add a vibrant touch to the vegetable garden.

Merveille du Piémont fully flourishes in a nurturing approach that values ​​diversity, heritage seeds and edible beauty.

  • Growing climate: Temperate to cool climate
  • Sowing difficulty level: Easy
  • Care required: Occasional
    Note: Sensitive to excess moisture, prefer well-drained soil.

This versatile bean can be harvested young for its tender pods, perfect for eating in a net, or left to mature for its beautiful, ridged, dry beans. It has a crisp texture and a slightly sweet flavor with a hint of nuttiness.

In cooking, it lends itself to a wide variety of preparations:

  • fresh in salads or steamed,
  • simmered in traditional dishes,
  • or in a stew to take advantage of the aromatic richness of its dried grains.

Note: When cooked, the bright colors of the pods fade and turn green, but their flavor remains intact. It's a treasure for both the eyes and the palate, evoking Italian markets and convivial gatherings.

Dwarf Bean Merveille du Piémont - Organic

Dwarf Bean Merveille du Piémont - Organic

$4.49

$4.49

écoumene seeding advice

Seeding type

Outdoor seeding

Germination time

5-12 jours

Germination temperature

21° to 27° Celsius

Sowing depth

Sow seeds 2-3 cm deep

Transplantation

Transplantation not recommended

Technical

Row sowing

Growing conditions

Number of days to maturity

Harvest at ± 55 days

Hardiness zone

Zone-3b

Distance between rows

45 cm

Optimal brightness

Sun plant

Soil texture

Loose (silty) soil

Soil moisture

Cool, well-drained soil

Soil fertility

Plant not very demanding in bacteria-dominant compost

optimal soil pH

Low acidic pH

Average plant height

45 cm

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