This early maturing Kenyan-type produces heavy crops of slim, dark green 10cm (4) stringless pods over a long cropping season. Dwarf Bean 'Opera' has an upright, open habit making the pods easy to spot when harvesting. With good resistance to Halo Blight, Bean Mosaic Virus, Anthracnose and Botrytis, this is the perfect choice for organic gardeners. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 30cm (12)
It's hard to believe that these compact plants will produce such large crops! Dwarf French Bean 'Primavera' bears enormous yields of 'pencil' straight green beans with a superb flavour. Modern breeding has given this variety excellent resistance to disease, and good tolerance of poor weather conditions to ensure maximum yields.
At last, a purple podded bean which bears its pods above the main foliage. This makes picking easier and ensures improved cropping of long straight pods with less soil splashing etc. Dwarf French Bean Purple Teepee produces pods that are approximately 6in long, stringless and slender with that intangible but appreciated zing to the flavour that many vegetable growers agree only comes to the purple podded types. Pods turn brilliant emerald green in boiling water. Quick maturing
Enjoy delicious crops of tender, stringless French Beans with Dwarf Bean 'Safari'. The straight and slender pods have a delicious flavour, especially when lightly steamed.
Dwarf Bean 'Sonesta' is an early maturing variety producing waxy yellow beans on compact plants. The colourful pods are slender, straight and stringless, reaching up to 13cm (5) long. This variety is resistant to Bean Mosaic Virus and Anthracnose. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 30cm (12)
Aptly named dwarf French Bean 'Speedy' is one of the earliest and quickest beans to produce pods to pick. This productive variety produces good yields of fleshy, mid-green pods, approximately 14cm (6) long from July onwards that have an excellent flavour. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 30cm (12).
An excellent variety for freezing with fleshy, stringless pods that are fibreless and snap cleanly. Dwarf Bean 'Tendergreen' is early to mature and crops well over a long season. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 30cm (12)
Early maturing, compact growing, variety of bean that produces bumper harvests of smooth skinned, string-less pods with a fresh tasty flavour. An early cropping type with a long harvesting season. Ideal for freezing for use all year round. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 30cm (12).
Brighten up your dinner plate with the bright, golden-yellow pods of Dwarf French Bean 'Voletta'. With a crisp texture and a delicious flavour, they taste as good as they look. Crops are produced over a long period with regular picking.
This productive collection will produce more than enough tasty Dwarf French Beans for your family meals this summer, with plenty to spare for the freezer. These three modern varieties offer good disease resistance, delicious flavour and a crisp, stringless texture - as well as a bright splash of colour from golden-podded ?Voletta?.
This mixture of three dwarf beans will give you unbeatable garden performance, ensuring you a heavy crop through mid summer and you'll still be picking beans well into October. Easy to pick on upright stems. All with good disease resistance. This collection comprises:Dwarf Bean 'Opera', Dwarf Bean 'Laguna' and Dwarf Bean 'Sansoucy'
A top-quality variety that matures quickly, 'Ferrari' gives reliably high yields of slender, straight and stringless round pods that have superb taste and texture - far superior to any shop-bought bean. This worthy recipient of the RHS Award of Garden Merit is easy to grow, with good resistance to disease such as Bean Common Mosaic Virus (BCMV), Halo Blight and Anthracnose, so is a great choice for gardeners of any experience. Being a dwarf type bean, it is ideal for growing in containers, as well as in beds and borders, producing compact, bushy plants that don't need staking. The succulent beans have a rich green colour and an excellent flavour and are a great source of fibre and vitamins A and C. If not left too long on the vine, the beans are stringless, so for best flavour and texture, pick them when they reach 15cm (6in) in length. They are best harvested in one picking, as soon as they are ready; if you have more than you can eat, they will keep well and are also good for freezing. For early harvests, sow from April, indoors or outdoors under cloches, or outdoors from May to July directly into their cropping position. The plants are fast-growing, and produce attractive white flowers followed by the pods. The pods will be ready for picking 12 weeks after sowing, with plentiful crops over a short period (about 2 weeks). Regular sowings every couple of weeks or so will extend the cropping season through to autumn. For best results, grow in a sunny, sheltered position. These beans will thrive in fertile, moist but well-draining soil, so dig in some well-rotted manure before sowing in a bed or use good-quality compost in a container. Supplied as a pack of 100 (approx.) seeds ready to sow indoors into individual pots or outdoors into their cropping position. Grows up to 60cm (24in). Successional sowing will produce harvests from June to October.