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We grow our beans in triple rows which seems to help keep the taller varieties standing on their own even on a windy site! We start all our beans in modules and then plant out.
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This versatile bean is a member of the Aquadulce family making it ideal for Autumn sowing or indeed Spring sowing. Over wintering will give you an earlier crop otherwise harvest in early to mid summer. It has long pods with 6/7 white beans giving you a high yield, they are a good choice for freezing. Grows to 90cm high. Price for 40 seeds |
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This traditional variety is renowned for its reliability and flavour. This heavy cropping bean (5-8 beans per pod) is a tall plant (to 135cm), although you can pinch out the tops (and use as greens) to restrict the height. Price for 40 seeds |
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Fast growing but not too tall thus a good choice if your beans have been battered by the wind in previous years. Sow February to April but this variety can also crop well from a mid spring/early summer start so perfect for stretching out your harvest. Look forward to long pods packed with tasty beans. Price for 40 seeds. |
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This lives up to its name with pods reaching some 35cm and more in length, each containing up to 9 green beans. It has an AGM reflecting its growing qualities as well as its tastiness – you will be able to look forward to a high yield from this variety. Another very good choice for freezing. Spring sow. Grows to 90cm high. Price for 40 seeds |
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The seed in your packet may be a dark wine red but when you harvest them they are a most unusual pink colour (much of which is retained when steamed). The plants are robust, prolific and, at 60cm tall, ideal for a windy plot. The flavour is outstanding. Price for 40 seeds. |
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May could be the start of your harvest with this variety. It is reputed to be the earliest cropping from a spring sowing and features strong roots, upright plants with 2-3 stems and lovely fat pods full of tasty succulent beans Price for 40 |
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Look forward to a really good yield of tasty white beans. They are a medium-short variety but are multi-branched so will give you more beans than many other lower growing choices. Their stems and height make them resistant to being blown over. Price for 40 seeds. |
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Petite plants with lots of flavoursome beans: indeed these are so compact (35cm) you can grow them in pots on your patio or balcony instead of in the garden. Little plants will not result in a little crop; Robin Hood will give and give. Excellent choice for freezing. AGM winner Please note: as these are perfect for pots and so we are selling them in smaller packets of 20 seeds Price for 20 seeds. |
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This is unusual in that it produces small pods with about 5 beans in each. However the flavour is simply outstanding, these are very high quality beans. Price for 40 seeds |
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If you have a windy garden then try this tasty short variety (about 45cm). It has a more bushy growth than the other broad beans and is very prolific. It also does well when grown in containers. Price for 40 seeds |
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With this variety you can produce very early crops from Spring sowing. This is the bean to go for if you miss out or do not want to sow in the autumn. It has both a high yield and a fine taste. Price for 40 seeds |
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