French Filet and Maxibel Bean Questions
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GoDawgs
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French Filet and Maxibel Bean Questions
I have one short strip each of Maxibel and French Filet beans growing. Seed was from MMMM. There was no variety listed for the French filet. Reading about these it seems to me both are supposed to be bush beans but they sure are acting like runner beans or maybe even pole beans? I've stuck a stake behind the French filets (near end of bed) and guided the errant vines to it. Maxibel is farther back hanging over the same side.
The Maxibels will be dealt with today. It might be hard to see but one runner is out in the walkway.
I've never grown either before so any input would be appreciated!
The Maxibels will be dealt with today. It might be hard to see but one runner is out in the walkway.
I've never grown either before so any input would be appreciated!
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rdback
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Re: French Filet and Maxibel Bean Questions
Filet bean is a "type" of bean, which includes both bush and pole. Long, straight, pencil-thin, stringless pods. For example, Fortex and Hutterite are pole beans, and are both filet beans. Though I've never grown it, Maxibel is a bush filet bean.
My $.02.
My $.02.
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karstopography
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Re: French Filet and Maxibel Bean Questions
Maxibel gets a little rangy, but isn’t a pole bean.
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