bean (runner) 'Hestia'
runner bean or Phaseolus coccineus 'Hestia' (dwarf)
This compact runner bean can easily be grown in larger pots, so even if you have a tiny garden, you can still...
approx 45 seeds
£4.79
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Plant description
This compact runner bean can easily be grown in larger pots, so even if you have a tiny garden, you can still produce a delicious crop of tasty, stringless pods. It has an excellent resistance to diseases and even the bicoloured blooms are eye-catching.
Eventual height & spread
Plant features
Position
Full sun
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
Growing instructions:
Choose a spot in full sun and enrich the soil by digging in plenty of well-rotted organic matter, or fill a large pot with a good, soil-based compost. From late spring sow seeds direct 5cm deep and about 20cm apart. Protect seedlings from slugs and squash blackfly as soon as they appear on shoot tips.
Warning
Humans/Pets: Raw pods/beans harmful if eaten
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