French Bean Moonstone has an excellent?plant habit and pod uniformity. The pods average 13-15 mm in length and 6-8 mm in diameter. In addition, the pods are uniformly dark green.The French Bean Moonstone? has a medium-sized erect bush and matures 55 days after transplanting. Its potential?yield is high?under good farming practices and has a good shelf life.The plant has shown strong vegetative resistance to Rust, Bea Common Mosaic, and PsP.French beans are high-yielding and can be very profitable depending on the area of cultivation (hillside or lowland) and soil type (clay, sandy clay loam, red soils).
Scientifically known as Phaseolus vulgaris, french beans are generally grown in regions with well-drained soils and rainfall ranging from 900mm to 1200mm per annum. On the other hand, french beans thrive well in dry areas under irrigation.

Oregon Sugar Pod is a tall growing mangetout type producing really large broad flat pods. For the sweetest flavour, pick when the peas are just forming in the pod. The plant will grow to a height of 100cm.

any young people today have never seen a pea-pod and only recognise peas if they come out of a plastic bag! We think this is a sad state of affairs because when grown fresh, peas are a totally different vegetable to those that are frozen. To get the sweetest flavour, peas are best cooked when picked young and cooked within 30 minutes of harvest, before the sugar has turned to starch.