Allotment Vegetable Growing |
Saturday 13 March 2010 Allotment Diary |
Vegetable Seeds, Plants, Fruit and Nut Trees |
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Vegetable Seeds - Beans, Runner that have the RHS Award of Garden MeritBeans, Runner Seeds
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Runner Bean : PolestarSow mid April indoors for transplanting or late April to late June outdoors. Sow in 7.5cm (3in) pots at 18-20C (64-68F), 4cm (1 1/2") deep. From Thompson & Morgan Price: £2.99 More Information |
Bean (Runner) St George SeedsThe heaviest cropping runner bean! In recent RHS trials, St George emerged as the highest-yielding variety. Semi-stringless and good flavoured, its attractive bicoloured red-and-white flowers are an added bonus! RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. From Suttons Seeds Price: £2.99 More Information |
Bean : Runner Bean : Achievement MeritA British re-selection that gives an improved form of the ever popular Achievement. Heavy yields of long, smooth, slender straight pods that have exquisite flavour are produced in abundance over a long season. Red flowered variety, particularly attrac From Thompson & Morgan Price: £3.29 More Information |
Bean : Runner Bean : DesireeIn recent years we have introduced and developed vegetables that have achieved real steps forward in yield, flavour, space saving, disease tolerance; etc. This bean fits into this category and is outstanding in every way. Almost foolproof, it attains huge From Thompson & Morgan Price: £3.69 More Information |
Bean : Runner Bean : EnormaAn appropriate name for a runner bean with enormously long 50cm (20in), smooth slender pods. Early, very high yields with plenty of vigour. Apart from its good flavour, 'Enorma' is an ideal variety to grow for exhibitions. Given an R.H.S Award of Merit. From Thompson & Morgan Price: £2.99 More Information |
Bean : Runner Bean : Enorma - Duchy Originals 1 packetBumper crops of very long straight, slender pods. Fine texture and first class flavour. Pods grow up to 50cm in length. From Thompson & Morgan Price: £2.99 More Information |
Bean : Runner Bean : Lady DiSuperb long, slim, fleshy completely stringless 12 inch pods with a very slow seed development resulting in heavy crops of tender delicious dark green pods over a long season. From Thompson & Morgan Price: £3.29 More Information |
Bean : Runner Bean : Red RumA very early cropper producing lots of pods and very little foliage, resulting in a tremendous crop of succulent 6-8in pods. Excellent for organic gardeners as this variety is Halo Blight tolerant. This means it will keep on cropping whilst other varietie From Thompson & Morgan Price: £3.29 More Information |
Bean : Runner Bean : White LadyA premier variety in every way. The pure white flowers are less prone to being picked by birds, so the resulting crop is much greater. Plus, this variety sets better than any other when it comes to high temperatures. The long, mid green pods with white se From Thompson & Morgan Price: £3.29 More Information |
Bean : Runner Bean : Wisley MagicHighly commended in the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit trials, this prestigious variety gives the heaviest yields of any garden variety. Long, smooth, straight quality pods 37cm (15 inches) with a delicious flavour, and produced over From Thompson & Morgan Price: £3.29 More Information |
Runner Bean : St GeorgeRHS AGM Winner, producing the heaviest yield of quality pods at the most recent Wisley Runner Bean trial. British bred bicoloured red and white flower, much earlier, heavier cropping with superior quality, smoother, fleshy, pale green 25-30cm pods when compared to 'Painted Lady'. The straight pods of Runner Bean St George have good 'snap' with little string or fibre if picked regularly whilst young. From Thompson & Morgan Price: £2.99 More Information |
Runner Bean Enorma SeedsShort-jointed plants producing an enormous crop of very long, smooth, slender beans of excellent shape and colour. RHS 'Award of Garden Merit' winner. From Suttons Seeds Price: £2.45 More Information |
Runner Bean Lady Di SeedsA first-rate, stringless variety, producing an abundant crop of 25-30cm (10-12in) long beans over a long period. Very good flavour and popular with local allotment holders who have trialled it. From Suttons Seeds Price: £2.45 More Information |
Runner Bean Red Rum SeedsFor a heavy crop of straight podded, delicious runner beans, this variety really takes some beating. The pods set under any weather conditions - a great advantage - so a worthwhile crop is virtually assured. Red Rum is also ornamental if grown up wigwams of rustic poles. * Guaranteed to set * Long Pods Sufficient for 5m (15ft) row. From Unwins Price: £2.79 More Information |
Runner Bean St GeorgeExtremely high-yielding The heaviest-cropping variety in recent RHS trials, providing a bountiful harvest of fine-flavoured, semi-stringless beans. The attractive bi-coloured red-and-white flowers are an added bonus! RHS Award of Garden Merit Winner. From Dobies Price: £2.95 More Information |
Runner Bean White Apollo SeedsA white flowered variety of the popular Enorma type. Superb quality, excellently flavoured, good straight beans up to 32cm (13in) long. Very prolific fruit setting and heavy cropping. RHS 'Award of Garden Merit' winner. From Suttons Seeds Price: £4.45 More Information |
Runner Bean White Lady SeedsThis white flowered runner bean has everything to recommend it. The flowers set readily whatever the weather, and are less attractive to birds than scarlet types. The long, smooth, stringless pods are therefore produced in abundance. And the flavour? We have never tasted better. A tip-top bean set to become a classic variety. * The best flavour * White seeded Sufficient seed for 5m (15ft) row. From Unwins Price: £2.79 More Information |
Runner Beans Enorma seedsAn improved strain of Prizewinner with extremely long and slender pods of excellent flavour, and ideal for the village show. Award of Garden Merit. From Dobies Price: £1.85 More Information |
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