Dwarf French Bean - Safari (Kenya Bean) Seeds

These beans are surprisingly prolific for a dwarf plant. I only planted out four seedlings this year, but this was enough to provide our household of two with Kenya beans on the side five or six times across their (all too short) harvest period. They are on my "grow again" list due to being delicious and trouble-free, only next year there will be at least twice as many plants!

I have been delighted with the kenya beans this year. I sowed them with help from my four year old son, and he was as pleased as I was with the results. We took several meals worth from a small planting. We have found that steaming is both the easiest, and best way to cook the beans, which retain their colour and shape better when lighted steamed than when boiled. As the beans grow straight and ture, there is also very little waste when topping and tailing.

Although this may not give the highest yield all the beans are useful, as they seem to stay at the optimum size for a very long time. If you want beans 'just like the ones you buy at the supermarket' these are the ones. The cooking quality and taste is good as they are so small and tender so if you grow them yourself you avoid the 'air miles' and guarantee the fresh taste.