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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.
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 |
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 |
Dwarf Bean 'Bellini'Phaseolus vulgaris Red flowers are followed by slender, stringless green pods that are produced on sturdy, upright plants. Dwarf Bean ‘Bellini’ produces its crop high on the stems making easier picking and better quality pods as they don’t touch the soil surface. A superb compact variety that can even be grown in containers and window boxes where space is at a premium. Height: 60cm (24”). Spread: 30cm (12”). 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 |
Dwarf Bean 'Dulcina'Phaseolus vulgaris, French Bean, Green Bean, Bush Bean Dwarf Bean ‘Dulcina’ bears flat, dark green, stringless pods of up to 15cm (6”) in length. The flat pods of this ‘Roma’ type bean can be sliced or cut into chunks and lightly steamed to preserve their delicious flavour. Despite its compact habit, this tasty dwarf bean is exceptionally productive. Height: 60cm (24”). Spread: 30cm (12”). More info |