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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 '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 |
Broad Bean 'Aquadulce Claudia'Vicia faba, Fava Beans Customer Rating
A gardeners’ favourite. Broad bean 'Aquadulce Claudia' is the best broad bean for autumn sowing, overwintering plants on the plot outside, for an early harvest the following spring. Slender pods of 23cm (9") long, are full of succulent white seeded flavoursome beans. Height: 100cm (39"). Spread: 45cm (18"). More info |
Broad Bean 'Express'Vicia faba, Fava Beans As its name suggests, Broad Bean ‘Express’ is the fastest maturing variety available and an early spring sowing will out yield all others. This winter hardy, RHS AGM variety produces up to 34 tender, tasty pods per plant. Broad Bean ‘Express’ makes an excellent broad bean for freezing as it doesn’t discolour. Height: 90cm (35”). Spread: 45cm (18”). More info |
Broad Bean 'Imperial Green Longpod'Vicia faba, Fava Beans Broad Bean ‘Imperial Green Longpod’ produces large, 37cm (15”) green seeded pods, each containing up to 9 large beans. The succulent, tasty beans of this RHS AGM variety are delicious eaten fresh and surplus yields freeze well. Height: 120cm (47”). Spread: 45cm (18”). More info |
Broad Bean 'Jubilee Hysor'Vicia faba, Fava Beans An RHS AGM recipient, that comes as a major improvement on traditional varieties. Broad Bean ‘Jubilee Hysor’ produces a tremendous yield of broad, well filled pods, each containing 6 to 8 beans with a superb flavour. Height: 150cm (59”). Spread: 45cm (18”). More info |
Runner Bean 'St George'Phaseolus coccineus Customer RatingA British bred bean, well deserving of its RHS AGM. This bicoloured red and white flowered variety produces particularly heavy yields of pale green, 30cm (12”) long pods. Crops from Runner Bean ‘St George’ are earlier and of superior quality when compared to Runner Bean ‘Painted Lady’. Harvest the smooth, fleshy beans regularly for a continuous crop throughout the summer. Height: 3m (10’). Spread: 30cm (12”). More info |
Runner Bean 'White Apollo'Phaseolus coccineus A superb quality bean that shows British breeding at its best. Runner Bean ‘White Apollo’ produces long, straight, smooth, stringless pods up to 37cm (15”) long with an excellent flavour. This RHS AGM variety produces prolific crops over a long period for continuous yields throughout summer. Unlike many varieties, the decorative white flowers prove unattractive to birds, resulting in less damage to the blooms and therefore larger crops. Height: 3m (10’). Spread: 30cm (12”). More info |
Broad Bean 'Aquadulce Claudia' - Part of the Alan Titchmarsh CollectionVicia faba, Fava Beans
A gardeners’ favourite. Broad bean 'Aquadulce Claudia' is the best broad bean for autumn sowing, overwintering plants on the plot outside, for an early harvest the following spring. Slender pods of 23cm (9") long, are full of succulent white seeded flavoursome beans. Height: 100cm (39"). Spread: 45cm (18") More info |
Broad Bean 'Masterpiece Green Longpod'Vicia faba, Fava Beans Customer RatingArguably the best green-seeded variety, growing well in most conditions, and producing good pod lengths with up to 7 beans per pod. Broad Bean ‘Masterpiece Green Longpod’ has remarkable flavour and table qualities. This superb RHS AGM variety is also excellent for freezing. Height: 90cm (35”). Spread: 45cm (18”). More info |
Runner Bean 'Desiree'Phaseolus coccineus A very heavy cropping runner bean that crops well even in dry conditions. Runner Bean ‘Desiree’ produces long, broad pods up to 30cm (12”) in length that are completely stringless. The beans of this white flowered variety produce few seeds, making them particularly flashy and flavoursome. Height: 3m (10’). Spread: 30cm (12”). More info |
Broad Bean CollectionVicia faba, Fava Beans Broad beans are high in protein, productive, and easy to grow in most soils and conditions. Delicious eaten fresh and steamed, but any surplus crops freeze particularly well. This Broad Bean Collection contains 3 superb varieties. Height: Up to 120cm (47"). Spread: 45cm (18").
Companion planting: Try growing broad beans with summer savory to help repel black bean aphids, a common pest of broad beans. Useful links: More info |
Broad Bean 'Medes'Vicia faba, Fava Beans Broad Bean ‘Medes’ is highly productive, yielding good crops of white-seeded pods. This RHS AGM variety is suitable for spring sowing or sown under cloches in autumn for particularly early crops. Each medium sized, 15cm (6”) pod contains up to 6 sweet, tender beans which are delicious eaten fresh, while any surplus crops are ideal for freezing. Height: 90cm (35”) Spread: 45cm (18”). More info |