{"product_id":"organic-climbing-french-bean-irish-connor","title":"Organic Climbing French Bean - Irish Connors *NEW*","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGROWN IN SCOTLAND\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seedsofscotland.com\/pages\/about\"\u003eSeeds of Scotland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePhaseolus vulgaris\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese beans are a beautiful chestnut brown colour and are well suited for both snap and dry uses but particularly tasty when picked and eaten strait from the plant. White flowers produce pods which reach between 15-20cm on vines which can climb over 2.5m given the right conditions.  Well suited to growing in cooler conditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis variety came to us via an avid seed saver in Kinloss who, in turn had received the seeds from another seed saver in British Colombia, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The beans originally however came from \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKen Connors who was was born in Ireland in 1898. His family immigrated to Boston, Massachusetts in 1900, and then again moved to New Brunswick, Canada in 1907. They made their way out west and settled in the Vancouver, BC area. The family is still around, but in the interior of BC now, where they run an antique store and still to this day grow these beans that followed them around their journey in North America.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSource: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theseedbank.net\/the-seeds\/plants-of-note\/beans-pole-irish-conners\/\"\u003ePopuluxe Seed Bank\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"74\" width=\"73\" alt=\"Logo of the Soil Association Organic on a transparent background\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5200\/8027\/files\/soil-association-organic.webp?v=1757518745\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003eGrowing Info\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSowing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sow in trays, pots or root trainers in May and transplant out after the risk of frost has passed.  If sowing direct, do so in late May\/early June, after the risk of frost has passed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing\u003c\/strong\u003e: 30cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest\u003c\/strong\u003e: Jul-Sep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTips\u003c\/strong\u003e: Don't be tempted to sow too early as beans sown slightly later will often catch up and be much healthier. French Beans will do best when grown undercover in many parts of Scotland, however, they will also do well outside in a sheltered sunny spot. Climbing french beans will need support or something to grow up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGermination: 99% Oct 2026\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seeds of Scotland","offers":[{"title":"~30 seeds","offer_id":54187952210267,"sku":"O-BCIC\/30s","price":3.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5200\/8027\/files\/organic-climbing-french-bean-irish-connors-new-40-seeds-116.webp?v=1793653085","url":"https:\/\/www.seedsofscotland.com\/products\/organic-climbing-french-bean-irish-connor","provider":"Seeds of Scotland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}