French bean Kifeljček Justi

Phaseolus vulgaris

A native Slovenian variety of beans with rounded pods.

The pods are green with purple stripes which turn green when cooked. The pods remain soft for a very long time and contain a medium-thick, light-colored bean. A very tasty bean, suitable for salads, side dishes, etc. 

Kifeljček Justi has been registered in the Slovenian Varietal List since December 2014, and is maintained by Amarant. The variety has been passed down from generation to generation on Slovenian farms.

Tall beans are planted against a support poles or a string/wire. More seeds can be placed on each support - the number depends on the strength of the support - up to 3 seeds can be placed on the string, up to 6 seeds can be placed on the pole. Tall corn or tall sunflowers can also be used for support.

According to the sowing guide, harvest green beans on the day of flower. Harvesting them at this time encourages new flowering, so you will always have a new crop on the plant and the pods will remain soft for up to a week in the fridge. Harvesting the pods on the day of fruit, encourages the ripening of the grain, both on the plant and in the harvested pods. The pods then become hard and stringy within a few days and must be used up promptly, while the pods already set on the plant ripen quickly and no new flowers form. On leaf day, however, we advise against any harvesting or processing of beans at all, as this promotes the development of fungi, which later manifest themselves in the form of the disease.