Helios
Helios is a vigorous and robust yellow French bean with slightly curved pods. Pod length 16-18 cm. Early and productive, black seeds. Good flavour.
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Characteristics
Pod colour: light yellowPod cross section: roundPod length: 16-18 cmPod thickness: 9-10 mmRipening: earlySeed colour: blackType of bean: yellow poddedFillet bean: no
Cultivation
Planting distance: 40-60 x 8-10 cmOptimal amount of plants: 30-35 plants/m²Sowing depth: 2-3 cmAmount of seed needed: 0.8-1.2 kg/a; 15-20 seeds per running metre
bred by
Thomas Heinze
Current breeding location: Bingenheim, Hessen
Biodynamically bred varieties from Thomas Heinze:
french beans Helios, salad Bijella, leek Kulaures, broccoli Calinaro, carrot Oxhella, Robila, Soletta and Gelbe Gochsheimer
increasingly from
Augustin Decaens
The farm of Augustin Deceans is situated in Burgundy, France, between Chablis and Sancerre. In addition to seed production, the farm cultivates a diverse range of agricultural crops and medicinal herbs.
De Beersche Hoeve
The Demeter farm De Beersche Hoeve is a propagation and breeding farm located at Gut Baest in the south of the Netherlands. It is a former monastery farm that has been in operation for 800 years.
Martin Hänsel
Martin Hänsel propagates seeds on a biodynamic basis in Taucha, on the edge of the Leipzig Basin.
Annegret Rose
Our partner farm Rose Saatzucht is located in the north of Erfurt. There, Annegret Rose has been passionately growing and propagating her impressively beautiful peonies for many years. Before a root can be lifted for sale, the perennial grows in her fields for around 6-7 years. Since 1993, the traditional farm has been cultivating a wide variety of over 200 different types of vegetables, herbs and flowers under Demeter guidelines for seed production.
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