Bean Plants

Our organic bean plug plants make it very easy to grow your own beans. We have various different types of bean plant to choose from – climbing french beans, dwarf beans, runner beans, borlotti, broad beans and more.

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    Cobra French Climbing Bean

    Original price was: £6.99.Current price is: £4.89.
    (10 Plug Plants)

    Deliciously tasty, and perfectly formed!
    This is a really popular variety of French Climbing Bean that produces long, green bean pods which are about 7mm in diameter and can be harvested over a long period. If you enjoy French Bean salads, this is the bean for you! French Beans are easy to grow from plug plants – you can plant them in beds or large pots in full sunshine. A complete growing guide is provided with all plug plants.

    Number of plants: 10 plug plants

    Variety: Cobra (*organic)

    In the kitchen: Great steamed with a drizzle of olive oil, perfect for salads.

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    Dwarf French Green Bean – Tendergreen

    Original price was: £6.99.Current price is: £4.89.
    (10 Plug Plants)

    French beans for small plots
    You’ll be surprised by how many beans one small plant can give you! These dwarf bean plants produce plenty of green beans over several weeks. They are ideal for growing in pots and containers, or plant in one or two rows in raised beds. Your plug plants will come with a complete growing guide.

    Number of plants: 10

    Variety: Tendergreen (organic)

    In the kitchen: Steam lightly, or blanche. Toss with olive oil, garlic and chopped parsley once cooked for a very simple but tasty side dish.

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    Runner Bean – Enorma

    Original price was: £6.99.Current price is: £5.24.
    (10 Plug Plants)

    Just keep picking those beans!
    Runner Beans look so attractive climbing up their wigwams with their bright red flowers. Enorma is a quick growing variety that will produce a heavy crop of long runner beans for you to pick on many a summer’s evening. You can grow in large pots or in beds. Growing beans from plug plants is very easy – the plants come with a comprehensive growing guide to help you if you are new to growing your own vegetables.

    Number of plants: 10 plug plants

    Variety: Enorma (organic*)

    In the kitchen: Runner beans are delicious steamed until just tender – add a knob of butter and some freshly chopped herbs too.

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    Dwarf Runner Bean – Hestia

    Original price was: £6.99.Current price is: £5.59.
    (10 Plug Plants)

    Runner beans for small gardens & containers
    This variety is ideal for smaller plots, reaching only 45cm tall. You can plant 4 to 5 in a large pot. They are largely self-supporting, but if grown in a windy spot they would benefit from being grown around a short bamboo wigwam. These plants produce striking red and white flowers that look really lovely in the garden. Plug plants come with a  complete growing guide.

    Number of plants: 10

    Variety: Hestia (organic)

    In the kitchen: Steam or boil runner beans until they are just tender. Lovely served with a herby olive oil.

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    French Climbing Bean – Blue Lake

    Original price was: £6.99.Current price is: £5.24.
    (10 Plug Plants)

    Easy to grow, decorative, and deliciously tasty
    This variety of bean plant produces stringless, green pods. The beans inside are pure white and can be used as haricot beans at the end of the season. The plants can reach up to 1.5m in height and will need to climb a support. French Beans are easy to grow from plug plants, just plant in beds or large containers in a sunny vegetable plot or garden. Full planting and growing instructions are provided with the plants.

    Number of plants: 10 plug plants

    Variety: Blue Lake (organic)

    In the kitchen: Great steamed with a drizzle of olive oil. Slightly sweeter in flavour than other French Beans

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    Edamame Beans

    Original price was: £6.99.Current price is: £5.24.
    (10 Plug Plants)

    A nutritious little soya bean
    Easy and fast to grow these delicious soya beans can be cooked in the pods and popped straight into your mouth. They are a superfood rich in vitamins, minerals and full of protein. Edamame Beans are so easy to grow from plug plants – best planted in a raised bed, you can grow them much like broad beans. A full growing guide is provided with the plants.

    Number of plants: 10

    Variety: Edamame Green Shell (organic)

    In the kitchen: You must cook edamame before eating. Don’t eat them raw! Boil, stir fry or steam and add to salads and veggie dishes.

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    Broad Bean – Aquadulce Claudia

    Original price was: £6.99.Current price is: £5.24.
    (10 Plug Plants)

    A reliable broad bean variety
    Very easy to grow, this variety of broad bean produces longer bean pods. Best harvested young and tender. The plants can be grown in beds or in large pots/planters. There is plenty of growing advice in the growing guide that comes with the plug plants, to help get you off to a good start with your broad bean growing.

    Number of plants: 10 plug plants

    Variety: Aquadulce Claudia (organic*)

    In the kitchen: Delicious boiled or steamed, and best eaten podded and peeled, broad beans are great in risotto, pasta dishes or smashed up with butter and served on bruschetta.

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