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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.
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 |
Pea 'Kelvedon Wonder' (First Early)Pisum sativum First Early A popular RHS AGM variety for successional sowings throughout spring, and a particular favourite for June sowings. Pea ‘Kelvedon Wonder’ produces 2 pods per node with each narrow pod containing up to 8 succulent peas. This heavy yielding and reliable first early variety shows resistance to Pea Wilt, and good tolerance to Downy Mildew. 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 |
Pea 'Shiraz' (Mangetout)Pisum sativum From British breeding, this is the first commercially grown purple variety! The attractive bicoloured flowers of Mangetout Pea ‘Shiraz’ form stunning flat, purple pods that are best harvested young and eaten raw, steamed or added to stir frys. The purple pods are rich in healthy anthocyanin (antioxidant) pigment, although the colour will fade to dark green when pods are steamed or boiled. With powdery mildew resistance and good tolerance to downy mildew, this superb variety makes a handsome addition to the vegetable plot or containers on the patio. Height: 100cm (39”). 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 'Twinkle' (First Early)Pisum sativum First Early. Pick fresh, tasty peas early in the season with this quality, British bred variety. Enjoy trouble-free, bumper crops from Pea ‘Twinkle’ thanks to its impressive Fusarium Wilt resistance and Downy Mildew tolerance. This compact first early variety is self-supporting when grown in blocks - perfect for successional sowing for a longer cropping period. Height: 55cm (22"). 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 'Bingo' (Early Maincrop)Pisum sativum Early Maincrop. Dark green, semi leafless plants produce pods in pairs, averaging 8 dark green peas per pod. Pea ‘Bingo’ is a heavy cropper, even in poor growing conditions. This early maincrop cultivar has strong root rot tolerance and good powdery mildew resistance. An ideal variety for growing in open ground or containers on the patio. 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 |
Pea 'Avola' (First Early) - Kew Collection SeedsPisum sativum Customer RatingFirst early This compact variety grows to just 60cm (24”) tall making it perfect for containers and small plots. Pea ‘Avola’ is early maturing, producing an abundance of tender pods, each packed with up to 8 succulent peas of a superb sweet flavour. Surplus crops from this variety freeze particularly well. Height: 60cm (24”). Spread: 25cm (10”). Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Runner Bean 'Pickwick' (Dwarf)Phaseolus coccineus This dwarf runner bean is ideal for planting in smaller gardens and containers on the patio. The bushy, self supporting plants of Runner Bean ‘Pickwick’ produce masses of scarlet flowers that are followed by good yields of short, succulent beans. Height: 60cm (24”). Spread: 30cm (12”).Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |
Pea 'Norli' (Mangetout) - Duchy Originals Organic SeedsPisum sativum, Snow Pea Pea ‘Norli’ is a French variety producing high yields of tender pods, early in the season. Crops are best picked small for crisp, stingless, dark green Mangetout with a fabulous sweet flavour. This productive and compact variety holds a coveted RHS AGM and shows good resistance to Fusarium wilt. Height: 60cm (24"). Spread: 25cm (10").Useful links: Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here. More info |