runner bean 'Lady Di'
runner bean
- Position: full sun
- Soil: deep and fertile with reliable moisture
The long, slender beans of this productive scarlet-flowered variety are slow to develop seeds, meaning pods can stay on the plant for longer before they become tough giving you more time to pick them. The stringless dark green pods grow to around 30cm long and have an excellent flavour: harvest young to enjoy them at their most tender. The flowers are edible too and make a colourful garnish. - Growing Instructions:Choose a spot in full sun with the richest soil you can provide: dig in plenty of well-rotted organic matter before planting. From late spring sow seeds direct 5cm deep and about 20cm apart and support with sturdy hazel bean poles. Protect seedlings from slugs and squash blackfly as soon as they appear on shoot tips. Runner beans make very beautiful and productive annual climbers in the ornamental garden too: grow on fences or up wigwams in the flower borders.
- Sow: April-June
- Harvest: July-October
- Approximate quantity: 45 seeds.
climbing French bean 'Hunter'
French bean
Tender, wide, flattened pods
pea 'Purple Podded'
pea
An unusual and beautiful purple pea
Giant easy polytunnel cloche
Giant easy polytunnel cloche
Giant Poly Tunnels are ideal for winter and early spring vegetables
Kitchen garden cloche
Kitchen garden cloche
A sturdy, high quality, long lasting and stylish growing cover.
Raised bed
Raised bed
Made of recycled plastic these beds are perfect for raising a wide range of veg
Willow poles
Willow poles
Ideal for runner beans and sweet peas
yellow bean 'Cornetti Meraviglia di Venezia'
bean - climbing yellow
Wide, flat, meaty yellow Dwarf French Bean that is stringless.
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