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Runner Bean Plant 'Painted Lady'

Grow beans and flowers on the same plant

Grown by Josh

South Downs National Park

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Runner Bean Plant 'Painted Lady' Vegetables
Runner Bean Plant 'Painted Lady' Vegetables
Runner Bean Plant 'Painted Lady' Vegetables
Runner Bean Plant 'Painted Lady' Vegetables

£10

Pre-order for delivery Mid April

Pre-order for delivery Mid April

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The highlights

  • An heirloom variety with amazing bicoloured blooms
  • Tender and delicious beans - harvest for months
  • Grow up a trellis or frame in a sunny garden
  • Easy to grow, super productive and freezes well

Description

  • This productive and tasty heirloom runner bean is famed for its gorgeous bicoloured flowers in crimson and white
  • Perfect for curries, risottos, quiches and stir fries
  • Grow up a trellis or frame in a sunny plot
  • Tender, relatively short beans with a delightful fresh flavour - must be cooked before eating
  • Plant out from May and harvest from July to October
  • Premium bean plants grown on a family run farm in Lancashire and sent to you at the best possible time for planting
  • Growing your own gives you healthy, fresh produce with a lower carbon plantprint than anything you can buy from a shop
  • Easy to grow and care for - you should see your first crop within 10-12 weeks

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Garden-ready Plant in 10cm Pot
Plant in 10cm Pot (Triple Pack)
Plant in a 2L Pot
Extra Large Plant in a 2L Pot x 3

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

2.5-4m
2.5-4m
2.5-4m
2.5-4m

Eventual spread:

30cm
Spreads approx 30cm
30cm
Spreads approx 30cm
30cm
Spreads approx 30cm
30cm
Spreads approx 30cm

Tasting notes:

Smooth and creamy
It is important you cook the beans first as they contain toxins that must be removed by cooking
Smooth and creamy
It is important you cook the beans first as they contain toxins that must be removed by cooking
Smooth and creamy
It is important you cook the beans first as they contain toxins that must be removed by cooking
Smooth and creamy
It is important you cook the beans first as they contain toxins that must be removed by cooking

Time to first crop:

10-12 weeks
Pick your first beans after around 10-12 weeks
10-12 weeks
Pick your first beans after around 10-12 weeks
10-12 weeks
Pick your first beans after around 10-12 weeks
10-12 weeks
Pick your first beans after around 10-12 weeks

Habit:

Climbing
This plant needs to be grown up a support such as a trellis, wires or canes.
Climbing
This plant needs to be grown up a support such as a trellis, wires or canes.
Climbing
This plant needs to be grown up a support such as a trellis, wires or canes.
Climbing
This plant needs to be grown up a support such as a trellis, wires or canes.

Hardiness:

Hardy annual
H2 - tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5). Plant out after the last frost.
Hardy annual
H2 - tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5). Plant out after the last frost.
Hardy annual
H2 - tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5). Plant out after the last frost.
Hardy annual
H2 - tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5). Plant out after the last frost.

Uses:

Sides, salads, risotto, curry, pasta and stir fries
Sides, salads, risotto, curry, pasta and stir fries
Sides, salads, risotto, curry, pasta and stir fries
Sides, salads, risotto, curry, pasta and stir fries

Rootstock:

Spacing:

25cm
If planting in rows, plant at least 25cm apart with 60cm between the rows.
25cm
If planting in rows, plant at least 25cm apart with 60cm between the rows.
25cm
If planting in rows, plant at least 25cm apart with 60cm between the rows.
25cm
If planting in rows, plant at least 25cm apart with 60cm between the rows.

How To Grow

Excellent pest and disease resistance

Bean plants can be affected by black bean aphids, which can be deterred by spraying the plant with a mix of water, vegetable oil and soap. Young plants also need protection from slugs and snails. If you see the telltale slimy trails, surround your plant with a barrier of copper wire, fine gravel or crushed eggshells, which they cannot cross. Plants should always be spaced well apart to allow air to circulate - this prevents fungal diseases like downy mildew.

Water regularly

Pea and bean plants need to be regularly watered. Feel the soil and if it is dry to the touch a fingernail deep, then give the plant a watering. On hot, summer days, this means watering once a day.

Full sun

Pea and bean plants do best with 6-8 hours of direct sunlight every day. Position in a sheltered space, protected against chilling winds for best growth.

Any fertile, well-draining soil

Thrives in any well-drained soil. If your soil is particularly clay-heavy and/or often becomes waterlogged then you can improve the drainage by adding in plenty of organic matter such as garden compost as well as some perlite or gravel.

Feed every two weeks

Once the flowers emerge, feed the plants every two weeks with a high-potash fertiliser such as liquid tomato feed

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Our vegetable plants are sown on a family farm in Lancashire, then nurtured into strong young plants by Josh in the sunny South Downs before they rock up in your garden. By selecting only the strongest and tastiest varieties, Josh makes sure you get a headstart on your plot, with impressive crops and no waste.

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