Growing Dwarf French Beans Dwarf French Beans are a compact habit plant that don't need staking like runner beans or peas. They are easy to grow and withstand dry conditions perhaps better than any other crop, and they leave the soil in very good if not better condition after cropping because of the nitrogen built up on the roots. French beans are picked when they are young and green (or purple, in the case of these Purple TeePee beans), the beans are not removed but the complete pod cooked and