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Mange Tout – Variety: Golden Sweet

Golden Sweet Two Tone Flowers

Seed Supplier: The Real Seeds Catalogue
Cost: £1.69 (online price as at 31 May 2010)
No of Seeds: 100 Seeds

Sowing Details

Sow: April to June
Harvest: June to August
Grow Rating: Very Easy
Growing Requirements: Sow in Pots or direct into Raised Beds.
Soil Preparation: Grows in any type of soil.

Variety Features

Description: A superb tasting variety with tall vines (3 to 6 foot high) and delicate flowers.
Flower Colour: Two tone flowers. One pale pink with red, one pale blue with purple petals.
Pod Colour: Yellow Pods
Special Characteristics: Unusual yellow pods and two colour flowers.

Golden Sweet Yellow Pod

Seedlings

No. of Weeks to Appear from Seed: Approx 3 Weeks.
After 3 Weeks: A closed cluster of leaves about 1 inch tall breaks through the soil.
After 6 Weeks: Leaves open out with stem strengthening 3 – 4 inches high.
After 8 Weeks: Plants are approx 1 to 2 feet high, needing staking.
After 10 Weeks: Plants are approx 5 feet high, flowering and yellow pods forming.
After 11 Weeks: Lots of flowers, 1 or 2 pods mature and ready for harvest, rest are medium sized.

Mange Tout Golden Sweet – Photo Slideshow

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