Variety profile
Bush bean ‚Saxa’
Phaseolus vulgaris var. nanus · Fabaceae
- Ripening
- früh
- Harvest
- Week 28 to 32
- Vigour
- mittel
- Growth habit
- Busch
- Origin
- Deutschland
- Introduced
- 1929
- Open-pollinated
- Yes
- Heritage variety
- Yes
- Use
- Kochen, Einlegen, Frisch
- Disease resistance
- Brennfleckenkrankheit: mittel
About this variety
Machine-translated, may contain errors.
An open-pollinated classic that has stood in German gardens for almost a century. From the beginning of July you pick tender, slender green pods that hardly form strings. The plant stays compact and bears evenly, ideal for a first, early sowing of beans.
Tender and fine to bite, with the clear, green bean flavour you remember. Best picked fresh and only briefly steamed.
Care and diseases
Soil, feeding, pruning, companion planting and diseases apply to every variety of this species alike. You will find the full guidance on the species page.
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