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Dragon Langerie, organic seeds

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Information

Dragon's Tongue, is an unusual and very beautiful golden wax pod from Holland. The compact sturdy plants yield large amounts of long, flattened round pods with no fibre. They are a delicious creamy yellow with purple spots and tiger stripes which disappear in cooking. Harvest often and enjoy the pods fresh or slightly poached. Dragon Langerie is an old sort keeping its place as one of the tastiest of beans. It is resistant to bean rust. The seed is purple-brown in colour with blue stripes. A portion contains about 50 seeds. MOFGA-certified seed. See under Info etc. - Ecologically grown seeds.

 

Product number:8280
Scientific name:Phaseolus vulgaris
Botanic family:The Bean Family - Fabaceae
Organic:Yes
Days to maturity:55
Lifespan:Annual
F1 Hybrid:No
New variety:No
Sowing time:June
Sowing depth:3–5 cm
Germination time:7–10 days
Plant spacing:10–15 cm
Row spacing:35–50 cm
Height:30–40 cm 
Plant location:Sun
Harvest/blooming:July–frost
Seeds/g:2–4 seeds
Other:Sow in warm soil 
Heirloom variety:No

Cultivation advice

Sowing

One cannot sow too early, for if the seeds are to germinate and not rot, the soil must be warmed up to at least 12oC, preferably 16oC for un-disinfected seeds. Sow the beans 3-5 cm deep!

Spacing

Keep 10-15 cm between the plants and 30-50 cm between the rows! The rows can be closer together in beds, but be careful. Beans should grow in an airy manner. If the climate is damp it is better to choose a wider distance between the plants and the rows. The Bean spot disease, a common fungal disease, can easily hit the plants, especially if they grow to close together.

Harvest

Pick off the pods often! Do not wait until they are too big, for then they grow more or less fibrous and get tough. The bean plant produces more pods as long as the old ones are picked. The beans can be frozen after parboiling or dried. Preservation is an old reliable method of keeping fresh beans and souring is too.  

Seed

2-4 seeds/g. 1 portion contains about 50 seeds and sows 5-7 meters. 400-600 g is needed for 100 meters and 7-13 kg for 1000 m2.