Bean 'Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco'

Phaseolus vulgaris

How to grow Bean 'Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

this bush variety does not require staking.

Plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco is thought of as tender, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 6.0 and 6.8 as Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco likes to be in weakly acidic soil.

Growing Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco from seed

Sow 1.95 inches (5.0 cm) deep with a guideline distance of 3.9 inches (10.0 cm). Soil temperature should be kept higher than 16°C / 61°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco about 14 days after your last frost date.

Transplanting Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco is a tender plant.

Harvesting Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco

The pods will begin to turn brown and hard, and at this time they can be removed from the plant, opened, and the beans inside can be air dried for a few days to allow for removal of any additional moisture in the beans.

They can also be eaten freshly shelled.

This variety tends to be ready for harvesting by late summer.

Bean Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco Etymology

Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco translates from Italian to “Tongue of Fire”.

Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco folklore & trivia

Dates back to at least the 1880’s in Italy.

Misspellings of Bean 'Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco'

Borlotto lingua di froco, Barlotto lingua di fuoco, barlotto lingua, Borlotto Lingue di Fuoco

Other Names for Bean 'Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco'

Borlotto firetongue, Borlotto fire tongue, Borlotto tongue of fire, Borlotto Lingua di Fuoco