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Maxibel Dwarf Bean - Organic
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Unit price / perOriginating in European family gardens, the Maxibel dwarf bean is a reliable variety, prized for its earliness, productivity, and ease of care. Its compact size allows for easy integration into small spaces or closely spaced beds, while also facilitating harvesting.
In the garden, Maxibel impresses with its bushy habit, dense foliage, and flowering stems that attract pollinators. It quickly produces long, slender, upright, stringless pods of about 16 cm, a glossy dark green. This vigorous variety is disease-resistant and offers a prolonged harvest when picked regularly. It fits easily into an ecological and nourishing garden approach, where each plant contributes to abundance while promoting soil life through nitrogen fixation.
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Maxibel Dwarf Bean - Organic
"A dwarf bean with valuable vigor, a partner in quick and bountiful harvests."
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Originating in European family gardens, the Maxibel dwarf bean is a reliable variety, prized for its earliness, productivity, and ease of care. Its compact size allows for easy integration into small spaces or closely spaced beds, while also facilitating harvesting.
In the garden, Maxibel impresses with its bushy habit, dense foliage, and flowering stems that attract pollinators. It quickly produces long, slender, upright, stringless pods of about 16 cm, a glossy dark green. This vigorous variety is disease-resistant and offers a prolonged harvest when picked regularly. It fits easily into an ecological and nourishing garden approach, where each plant contributes to abundance while promoting soil life through nitrogen fixation.
- Growing climate: Temperate to cool climate
- Sowing difficulty level: Easy
- Care required: Occasional
Note: Sensitive to excessive moisture at the roots.
Maxibel is a French-style bean, prized for its tender, delicate, and flavorful flesh. It can be enjoyed fresh, simply sautéed, in a warm salad, or steamed, but it also lends itself to freezing or canning to extend the summer season.
Its pods are also excellent for pickling, offering crispness and delicate flavor in every bite. This variety also allows for a harvest of dry beans if the pods are left to fully mature, adding a versatile option to the gardener's pantry.
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 ± 50 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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Phone
450-835-1149Opening hours of the garden center
Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5pm. Closed on Sundays.
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