Lingua di Fuoco is an unusual, beautiful and stunning bean variety. It originates from Italy. This very early and productive variety produces a prolific amount of large, white and red speckeled pods with white beans with red specks inside. These beans can also be eaten whole before they are fully ripened. Height: 45 - 50 cm.
Be careful: we also sell a heigher variety: Lingua di Fuoco 3
Indoor sowing: april
Outdoor sowing: half may
Germination: 7-14 days
Germination temp.: 18 - 22°C
Sowing depth: 3 to 4 cm
Plant distance: 70 cm
Plant position: sunny
Harvest period: september - october
Sow indoors in april for an early crop. Sow in individual pots 3-4 cm deep and cover the seeds with sowing soil. Keep moist and warm. Transplant them outdoors in may (avoid frosts) to 70 cm apart. Protect the seedlings againts snales, slugs and other pests.
Sow outdoors from half may on (avoid frosts) on a sunny, sheltered spot in rich well drained soil. Cover the seeds with some fine sowing soil. Beans hate cold soil. Provide them with support.
