Monday, February 19, 2024

Nickel French - My Favorite Filet Bean

Nickel French is a slender 3- to 4-inch heirloom filet bean.

Harvested before the bean seeds begin to develop, they'll require minimal sautéing. These are my favorite green bean for making Salad Nicoise.

This is a good bean to grow in a limited garden space as the plants are compact and easily grown in small containers. When started from seed, they begin to produce pods at around 60 days.


Nickel French seeds are not widely distributed. My most recent purchase was from Renee's Garden. However, in the past I've found them on etsy.com and a few other online seed sellers.

Nickel French Filet Bean Seeds 

Tips on growing beans in Kihei