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Grows beautifully on the patio
- Deliciously fresh and tender beans
- A self-supporting, early-cropping variety
- Serve with garlic, balsamic vinegar and mint
- Harvest from July to September
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£12Sale price From £8'Enorma' Runner Bean Plants
Pods up to half a metre long!
- Sumptuous, buttery bean flavour
- RHS Plants for Pollinators
- Toss in salt and oil, roast in the air fryer
- Pick from July to September
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'Hurst Greenshaft' Pea Plants
The best flavour of any pea?
- Some of the sweetest peas you'll ever taste
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
- Eat them fresh from the pod or in a salad
- Harvest regularly from June to September
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£30Sale price £16Gourmet Beans & Peas Collection
The pea's knees!
- Includes mangetout, runner beans and more
- Fabulous flowers alongside the veg
- Use in salads, curries and stir-fries
- Harvest from June to October
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£9Sale price From £5'The Sutton' Broad Bean Plant
An old gardening favourite
- Creamy texture and flavour with nutty notes
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
- Bake a focaccia stuffed full of broad beans!
- Harvest in August and September
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£12Sale price From £7'Painted Lady' Runner Bean Plant
Amazing bicoloured blooms
- Superbly sweet flavour with real tenderness
- Prolific yields of flavour-packed beans
- Add to a classic cacio e pepe
- Pick from July to October
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'Carouby de Mausanne' Mangetout Plants
We'd eat all of these mangetouts
- Brilliant, old-fashioned pea flavour
- Heritage cultivar with gorgeous lilac flowers
- Make a delicious satay stir fry
- Harvest from June to September
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£10Sale price From £6'Canadian Wonder' Dwarf French Bean Plant
Wonderfully prolific
- Truly excellent flavour
- both sweet and rich
- Traditional heirloom variety with good yields
- Sauté in garlic and olive oil
- Harvest from June to September
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£11Sale price From £5'Summer Shell' Edamame Bean Plants
Packed with protein and fibre
- A brilliant blend of sweet and nutty
- An excellent source of plant protein
- Try your hand at edamame falafels
- Pick from July to September
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£12Sale price From £7'Shiraz' Mangetout Pea Plants
The deepest purple pods
- Sweet mangetout peas with great crunch
- Displays great disease resistance
- Whack in a veggie yaki udon
- Harvest from June to October
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Roots' Cotswolds Valley Nursery
Meet Alice
An experienced hand from seed to harvest
Alice is our vegetable grower here at Roots, and has a wealth of experience growing from seed through to harvest. With a background having worked at both the National Trust and Shakespeare’s gardens, Alice pairs time-honoured horticultural traditions alongside the very best modern techniques in our fabulous, purpose-built nursery in Evesham.
Need help picking?
Which peas and beans should I choose?
Our bean plants are all prolific croppers - plant a few and you’ll be picking every day throughout the summer. Tendergreen French bean is a dwarf variety which can be grown in patio pots without support. Climbing beans like Enorma runner beans or purple Shiraz mangetout need to be trained upwards on a frame or a trellis, making them a brilliant space saving crop. The best pea plant variety? It’s got to be Hurst Greenshaft - the RHS (and generations of grandads) swear by it.
Growers' tips
Peas and beans don’t demand much beyond a sunny place in the garden and a well-draining soil, and can fit into a narrow space. Most need a trellis or support to scramble up, but you can also get dwarf varieties that don’t. Grow your young plants on in a length of guttering or rectangular planter, then when it’s time to transplant them outdoors, you can remove the whole lot at once and you’ve got a ready made row!
Using your peas and beans
Peas and beans are so versatile - slice and steam runner beans and french beans or add buttery, nutty broad beans to a classic cassoulet. For ramen, stir fries and Buddha bowls it’s got to be mangetout and don’t forget protein-packed sushi bar favourite edamame beans, simply steamed in their pods and sprinkled with sea salt.
Bean and Pea FAQs
When is the best time to plant peas and beans in the UK?
Peas and beans can be planted in spring when the soil is warm and the last risk of frost has passed. It’s a good idea to plant them in succession for a steady supply throughout the summer.
What type of soil do pea and bean plants prefer?
The best soil for peas and beans is well drained and rich in organic matter such as compost or well rotted manure, ideally at a pH level of 6.0 to 7.0.
How much sunlight do pea and bean plants need?
Peas and beans do best in full sun, and should be grown in a position where they’ll get at least six to eight hours of direct sunlight per day.
Do pea and bean plants need support?
Unless you’re growing broad beans or a dwarf variety of peas or beans, your plants will need some support. Peas need a fine mesh to cling to, whereas climbing beans will twine around canes, trellises or frames - you can find out more about all of these in our guide to supporting peas and beans.
How often should I water pea and bean plants?
Pea and bean plants need a consistently moist - but not waterlogged - soil. This will likely be around once a week but more often during hot, dry spells.
Do pea and bean plants need fertiliser?
Peas and beans are nitrogen fixing plants, so they don’t need any additional nitrogen. You can, however, give them a boost with a potassium and phosphorus based food when you plant them.
How do I harvest pea and bean crops?
Harvest your peas when the pods are plump and you can see the peas inside them. If you’re planning to eat the whole pod (for example mangetout or sugar snaps) you can harvest them sooner, before the peas fully develop. Pick french and runner beans when they’re the size you want them, and other beans when the pods are plump and you can see the beans inside them. If you pick regularly, this will encourage the plants to produce more. There’s even more advice in our guides to growing green beans and growing peas.
Plants arrived in great condition and very promptly. Well established - much better than the ones I got at my local garden centre.
Monica Spence
| 24 May
Yet again this company delivered good healthy plants, exactly as shown in photos, well packaged and within delivery time quoted. Recommend!
Jacqueline Burgess
| 2 Jun
I continue to be so impressed with Roots. Their customer care, knowledge of their subject: from planting hedges to pruning roses and more, has been a great support.
Judy Lane
| 23 Oct
The plant arrived looking vigorously healthy, which brings a smile to your face, extremely well protected in its packaging.
Martyn Hill
| 5 Jul
As a non-gardener, I found my whole experience brilliant. Great information & advice available on the website, great range of products & prices are brilliant.
John-Paul
| 22 May
Wonderful plants and great customer service... really surprised to find that the plants are better than those you would get at your local garden centre.
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| 8 Nov
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