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Peas and beans are easy to grow and great for children too. Sowing in succession (every few weeks) means you'll have a continuous crop throughout the summer. Try growing sweet peas next to your runner beans to improve pollination.
Runner Bean 'Firestorm'Phaseolus coccineus
Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. Companion planting: Try growing runner beans with sweet peas to attract pollinating insects to the flowers, and Nasturtiums to draw aphids away from your crop. Useful links: More info |
Runner Bean 'White Lady'Phaseolus coccineus Customer RatingA premier variety in every way! Vigorous, high yielding plants produce the most tender, thick, succulent pods you have ever tasted. The delicious long, mid green beans of Runner Bean ‘White Lady’ are stringless with a wonderful smooth texture. These white flowered plants are less prone to bird attack than their red flowered cousins, and set well, even in high temperatures, guaranteeing a plentiful crop. Height: 3m (10’). Spread: 30cm (12”). More info |
Climbing Bean 'Cobra'Phaseolus vulgaris, French Bean, Green Bean Customer Rating
An RHS AGM variety with an exceptional flavour, that will crop continuously over a long season. Climbing French Bean ‘Cobra’ produces heavy crops of smooth, round, stringless green pods of about 18cm (7”) long. This attractive mauve flowered bean makes a delightful addition to the flower border as well as the vegetable plot. Height: 180cm (70”). Spread: 30cm (12”). More info |
Runner Bean 'Moonlight'Phaseolus coccineus Customer Rating
A major breakthrough in British runner bean breeding, offering predominantly self setting plants for a guaranteed crop. This profusely white-flowering variety combines the valuable characteristics of French beans with those of runner beans, resulting in extra smooth, very fleshy, stringless pods up to 25cm (10") long, with a great texture and true runner bean taste. The vastly improved flower setting of Runner Bean ‘Moonlight’ means an earlier and continual crop even during poor weather. Height: 3m (10’). Spread: 30cm (12"). Companion planting: Try growing runner beans with sweet peas to attract pollinating insects to the flowers, and Nasturtiums to draw aphids away from your crop. Useful links: Companion Planting |
Pea 'Oregon Sugar Pod' (Mangetout)Pisum sativum (Snow Pea) A hugely popular variety, Pea ‘Oregon Sugar Pod’ produces large, fleshy double pods with a deliciously, sweet flavour. Pick them young while they are tender and stringless - perfect for steaming and adding to stir fries. This RHS AGM Mangetout produces heavy yields over a long period and shows good resistance to mildew which will certainly extend the picking season. Height: 90cm (35”). Spread: 25cm (10”).Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Pea 'Hurst Green Shaft' (Second Early)Pisum sativum Customer Rating
Second Early Pea 'Hurst Green Shaft' is double podded, producing particularly heavy yields of up to 11 peas per 10cm (4") pod. This second early, wrinkle seeded variety carries its pods upon the top 30cm (12") of the stems, making them easier to harvest, with fewer backaches! This superb RHS AGM variety has a fabulous flavour and freezes nicely. Pea 'Hurst Green Shaft' also shows good resistance to downy mildew and fusarium wilt. Height: 75cm (30"). Spread: 25cm (10"). Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Pea 'Ambassador' (Maincrop)Pisum sativum Maincrop This reliable maincrop has outstanding resistance to mildew making it ideal for producing late season crops from successional sowings. Pea ‘Ambassador produces heavy yields of blunt ended pods, each containing up to 9 delicious, dark green peas. This superb RHS AGM variety is reliable in most soils, producing top quality crops on semi-leafless stems that make for easier picking. Height: 80cm (31"). Spread: 25cm (10"). Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Dwarf Bean 'Amethyst' - Kew Collection SeedsPhaseolus vulgaris (French Bean, Green Bean, Bush Bean) These compact plants produce a succession of tasty, stringless, quick maturing beans over a long picking season. The slender pods, each measuring about 15cm (6”) long, turn to an attractive shade of green once cooked. With its pretty mauve flowers and colourful purple beans, Dwarf Bean ‘Amethyst’ makes an attractive addition to the vegetable plot. Height: 60cm (24”). Spread: 30cm (12”). More info |
Runner Bean 'Aintree'Phaseolus coccineus From the same British breeding as the ever popular variety ‘Red Rum’. Runner Bean ‘Aintree’ is an attractive red flowered variety producing slender, smooth, straight pods up to 28cm (11”) long, of excellent quality and flavour. This RHS AGM variety has good tolerance to high temperatures, so the flowers will set even during hot summers. Height: 3m (10’). Spread: 30cm (12”).Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Climbing Bean 'Fasold'Phaseolus vulgaris, French Bean, Green Bean Early cropping Climbing Bean ‘Fasold’ bears decorative mauve flowers followed by huge harvests of superb flavoured French Beans. The long, fleshy, stringless pods are produced over a long period and are slow to develop seeds. With a less vigorous, semi-climbing habit, this variety is ideal for growing under glass for the earliest crops. Height: 180cm (70”). Spread: 30cm (12”). More info |
Pea 'Hurst Green Shaft' (Second Early) - Part of the Alan Titchmarsh CollectionPisum sativum
Maincrop. One of the best second early varieties, Pea 'Hurst Green Shaft' produces a bumper crop of double pods each 10cm (4") long, packed with up to 10, occasionally 11 sweet and juicy peas. The majority of the pods are produced on the top of the plant, so reducing backache when harvesting. Height: 75cm (30"). Spread 25cm (10"). Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Pea 'Oregon Sugar Pod' (Mangetout) - Part of the Alan Titchmarsh CollectionPisum sativum, Snow Pea
The easiest way to eat peas - no waste, no time wasted removing them from the pods, simply eat them whole. The juicy, sweet, stringless, crisp pods of pea 'Oregon Sugar Pod' are ideal lightly steamed or added whole to a stir-fry. Height: 90cm (35"). Spread: 25cm (10"). Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |