Beans

These are large format plastic packages made for hanging displays.

ALL BULK SEEDS ARE OUTRIGHT PURCHASES

Bush & Pole Beans

Growing pole beans is a great way to conserve space in a small garden. Support is a must and may be provided by garden netting, trellising, or by creating a bamboo tent. Plant seeds 2.4cm (1") deep and if using poles, plant 5-6 beans at the base of each pole. Plant seeds in a sunny spot in late spring.

Beans are an almost perfect food, as they form a complete protein when eaten with grains and are high in fibre, iron and essential minerals. Easy to grow, beans will benefit your garden as they possess the unique ability to convert nitrogen from the air into a form usable by plants. This process can be accelerated and yields increased with an application of Garden Legume Inoculant.

Growing Tips: Plant beans in well-drained soil after all danger of frost has passed. Sow seeds 2.5cm (1") deep, 8 per foot, in rows 50cm (20") apart. For a continual harvest of fresh beans, plant new rows every 10 days until mid-July. An application of Garden Legume Inoculant will offer increased yields. Avoid contact with bean plants when they are damp to prevent the spread of fungal diseases.

Broad Beans

Broad beans or Fava beans are a frost hardy, cold-weather crop that thrives in northern gardens. For optimum flavour, harvest beans when they are fully formed yet still tender.

Beans are an almost perfect food, as they form a complete protein when eaten with grains and are high in fibre, iron and essential minerals. Easy to grow, beans will benefit your garden as they possess the unique ability to convert nitrogen from the air into a form usable by plants.

Growing Tips: Plant broad beans in early spring, as soon as the ground can be worked. Sow seeds in well draining soil, 2.5cm (1") deep, 4-5 per foot, in rows 45cm (15") apart.