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MANGETOUTS
Sow these in batches through summer and you’ll have a long supply of sweet and crunchy snacks to graze on when out in the garden.
FRENCH BEANS
Whether it’s short dwarf types or tall climbing ones, these beans crop well in a small space and the more you pick, the more they produce!
RUNNER BEANS
Just three plants grown up a bamboo wigwam can produce an abundance of fresh summer pickings, as well as the chance to stock up your freezer for winter.
BROAD BEANS
Cropping early in summer, enjoy the beans whole or skinned, plus some varieties are good for eating the pod, and the shoot tips are great for salad too.
Runner beans
There will nearly always be fresh veg to hand in summer if you grow just a few runner bean plants and, because they grow up, little space is needed
PLANT May-Jun
HARVEST Jul-Oct
STORE Surplus can be frozen
Runner beans are delicious, nutritious and easy to grow. When picked young, they have great flavour, texture and succulence – so different to the stringy beans you find in shops. They’re also pretty enough to grow as an annual climber in the flower border.
Runner beans need a sunny spot in rich, moisture-retentive soil with plenty of well-rotted compost or manure added. You can prepare the soil for planting
