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Growing Haricot Vert (French Filet Beans)

Haricot vert are simply slender snap beans. Varieties: 'Rolande', 'Maxibel', 'Emerite'. Plant after mid-April in full sun, 6 inches apart, on trellis. Harvest young and tender.

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