Butter Pole Bean (Princess Bean) Helios - organic seeds

Butter Pole Bean (Princess Bean) Helios

Princess Bean Helios is an early and highly productive variety, known for its long, thin, straight yellow pods. The beans have an excellent flavor and melt wonderfully in your mouth. The seeds are black in color, which gives them a unique look.

Growing Tips for Princess Bean Helios
Sowing
Sow directly in the soil from May, after the last frost. Use warm, well-draining, and moist soil with a sowing depth of 2-3 cm. Beans prefer a light, humus-rich, well-draining soil and a sunny spot. In dry conditions or poor soil, they may become tougher and bolt more quickly.

Sow every three weeks until mid-July to spread the harvest through the fall.

Maintenance and Diseases
Ensure regular watering, especially during dry spells, to keep the plants healthy.

Harvest
The beans can be harvested between 2 and 2.5 months after sowing, about every 4-5 days, depending on the pod maturity.

Tips and Tricks

• Soaking beans for 12 to 24 hours before sowing can help promote germination.
• If you don't use all your beans in the same year or find any bruised beans in your packet, freeze them for a week as a preventive measure.
• Dark beans are less sensitive to high germination temperatures compared to white beans.