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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 '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 |
Runner Bean 'Scarlet Empire'Phaseolus coccineus This productive variety has been bred from ‘Scarlet Emperor’, a kitchen garden favourite for over 100 years. Runner Bean ‘Scarlet Empire’ produces longer, smoother, slender pods which are stringless, but remain as early, tasty and productive as its forebear. The plants are vigorous and quick to emerge - essential qualities for early sowings. 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 |
Pea 'Balmoral' (Late Maincrop)Pisum sativum Late maincrop Round off the season with a delicious crop of peas that can be harvested as late as October from an early June sowing. RHS AGM variety Pea ‘Balmoral’ produces plenty of pods late in the year, each containing an average of 7 tasty peas. 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 'Jaguar' (Second Early)Pisum sativum Second Early A particularly high yielding variety, producing 2 pods per node and averaging 6-7 dark green, tasty peas per pod. Awarded an RHS AGM, Pea ‘Jaguar’ is a ‘wrinkle seeded’ variety with a vigorous habit. This superb second early variety is ideal for successional sowings, and shows good resistance to downy and powdery mildew. Height: 70cm (28"). 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 'Sugar Ann' (Sugarsnap)Pisum sativum A superb quality sugarsnap pea with round, fleshy, pale green, sweet tasting pods. Pea ‘Sugar Ann’ produces heavy crops from very early in the season. Its cropping period can be extended further with successional sowings. The succulent pods of this RHS AGM variety can be eaten immature while they are stringless but not so sweet. For sweeter, larger pods harvest them later when fully developed with the strings removed. 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 |
Runner Bean 'Red Rum'Phaseolus coccineus This early cropping variety produces an abundance of 20cm (8”) pods and very little foliage making them easier to spot when harvesting. The succulent pods will set under almost all weather conditions to ensure good yields. With its excellent tolerance to Halo Blight, Runner Bean ‘Red Rum’ makes a good choice for organic gardeners. (Please Note: Seed saved from this hybrid will not come true.) 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 |
Pea 'Oasis' (Maincrop)Pisum sativum Customer RatingMaincrop British bred Pea ‘Oasis’ produces particularly heavy yields of excellent quality. This superb variety bears two pods per node, each averaging 8 to 9 succulent, dark green peas per pod. Awarded a prestigious RHS AGM for its garden performance, this maincrop variety also shows good resistance to pea wilt downy mildew. Height: 70cm (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 '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 |
Runner Bean 'Snowstorm'Phaseolus coccineus
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Pea 'Canoe' (Second Early)Pisum sativum Customer RatingSecond Early A well named and highly productive variety, producing long slightly curved pods with pointed tips that each contain up 12 peas. With such full pods, Pea ‘Canoe’ is set to become an ideal variety for exhibition. The heavy crops are carried on semi leafless stems for easy picking, and plants become virtually self supporting if grown in a block. Surplus crops of this wrinkle seeded pea freeze particularly well. 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 '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 |
Pea 'Celebration' (First Early)Pisum sativum First Early This wrinkle seeded ‘petit pois’ comes from new British breeding. The semi leafless plants produce plenty of small dark green peas which hold both their colour and superb taste even after freezing. Pea ‘Celebration’ is self supporting if grown in a block. 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 |