Bean Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco – Pole Type (55-5)

Climbing Borlotto Bean Lingua di Fuoco. (There is also a bush Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco) Red/white pods, tan colored beans with red mottling. Vigorous grower, heavy producer, excellent taste. Use as fresh shell beans although you can allow them to grow out as drying beans. Pick when pods are plump and have nice red/white color. Keep picking to encourage continued production. 75 days for fresh shell. Grow on tripod, single poles or mesh. For poles, 4-5 beans around base of pole, thin to 2-3; for trellis, 2 beans every six inches, thin to one. 35 grams. Pole beans have approximately 1 seed per gram.

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