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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.
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 |
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 |
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 |
Dwarf Bean 'Speedy'Phaseolus vulgaris, French Bean, Green Bean, Bush Bean Customer Rating
Aptly named dwarf French Bean ‘Speedy’ is one of the earliest and quickest beans to produce pods to pick. This productive variety produces good yields of fleshy, mid-green pods, approximately 14cm (6") long from July onwards that have an excellent flavour. Height: 45cm (18"). Spread: 30cm (12"). More info |
Dwarf Bean 'Delinel'Phaseolus vulgaris, French Bean, Green Bean, Bush Bean Customer Rating
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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 |
Pea 'Alexandra' (Maincrop)Pisum sativum
Maincrop Pea ‘Alexandra’ produces broad, dark green and slightly curved pods, each containing 8 or 9 tasty peas. Specifically bred for its resistance to downy and powdery mildew, this new variety remains disease free for a longer cropping season. In recent trials, this maincrop variety produced a good crop of peas into October from a July sowing. Height: 45cm (18"). Spread: 25cm (10").Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. 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 |
Pea 'Meteor' (First Early)Pisum sativum First Early. With a neat, dwarfing habit and excellent winter hardiness, Pea ‘Meteor’ is ideal for growing in containers and exposed areas, even as an autumn sown crop. This superb first early, round seeded variety produces an abundance of small, but well filled pods. A superb pea for your first harvest of the season, and with a better flavour than the old variety ‘Feltham First’. Height: 45cm (18"). Spread: 25cm (10"). Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Broad Bean 'Crimson Flowered'Vicia faba, Fava Beans Customer RatingA heritage Broad Bean variety with stunning crimson flowers, followed by a good crop of short, upright pods and delicious beans. Broad Bean ‘Crimson Flowered’ is ideal for growing in containers as well as in the garden, or as an ornamental edible in the flower border. Height: 90cm (35”). Spread: 45cm (18”). More info |