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Runner Bean Seeds

Embrace the essence of a British summer in your garden with our runner bean seeds, perfect for adding both flavor and beauty to your outdoor space.

These seeds are a staple in UK gardens, known for their ease of cultivation and heavy cropping nature. Runner beans are not only a delightful addition to your Sunday dinner but also a visually stunning plant with their colorful flowers.

Ideal for gardeners of all levels, they require minimal care but offer maximum yield, ensuring a continuous supply of fresh beans that can be frozen for winter.

Our variety of runner bean seeds will bring both culinary joy and a touch of summer charm to your garden, whether you have a sprawling backyard or a modest balcony setup.

Looking for an alternative way to enjoy them? Check out the runner beans in tempura batter recipe

Runner Bean Seeds. Easy to grow Runner Beans from pots to allotments
Butler Runner Bean Seeds

Butler

50 Seeds per packet

High Yield & Stringless

Price £0.99
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One of the most beautiful runner beans on the market, Butlers will grace your garden with a host of scarlet flowers. Although some people use this variety strictly as an ornamental, Butler runner beans are excellent-tasting green beans, providing the summer gardener with abundant, stringless ...

Firestorm

Firestorm

30 Seeds per packet

Perfect for hot Summers

Price £0.99
In stock

Firestorm is a new variety of runner beans, bred to be self-fertile, sweet and stringless. It’s scarlet flowers will liven up any vegetable or flower garden, and it’s self-pollinating ability will ensure a crop even during a drought. Bonus: the flowers are edible, too!

Enorma Runner Bean Seeds

Enorma

50 Seeds per packet

Try and grow the longest bean!

Price £0.99
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This runner bean produces some of the longest, most beautiful pods of any British bean plant with a superb flavour to match.

Lady Di Runner Bean Seeds

Lady Di

30 Seeds per packet

High Yield & Stringless

Price £0.99
In stock

 An outstanding scarlet-flowered runner bean that produces wonderfully fleshy, stringless beans.

Scarlet Emperor Runner Bean Seeds

Scarlet Emperor

50 Seeds per packet

Smooth pods, will freeze very well.

Price £0.99
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Super early crop for a runner bean, an old variety produced long heavy runner beans.

Achievement Runner Bean Seeds

Achievement

50 Seeds per packet

Very popular homegrown variety

Price £0.99
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A tall uniform growing plant. Bright red flowers can be found on the plant before riping making it very popular with home growers!

Sweepstake Dwarf Runner Bean Seeds

Sweepstake

30 Seeds per packet

Perfect for small spaces

Price £0.99
In stock

A small dwarf runner bean, perfect for small spaces and limited areas.

How do you grow runner beans from seeds? Growing runner beans from seeds is straightforward. Plant the seeds in a sunny spot after the risk of frost has passed, providing sturdy support like bamboo poles for climbing. Regular watering and harvesting encourage more beans to grow, leading to a bountiful crop.

Can runner beans be frozen for winter use? Yes, runner beans can be easily picked, cleaned, and frozen, making them a convenient vegetable to store for winter. Freezing preserves their flavor and nutritional value, ensuring a supply of home-grown beans well into the colder months.

Are runner beans suitable for small gardens or containers? Runner beans are versatile and can be grown in small gardens or containers, as long as they have enough vertical space to climb. They are an excellent choice for gardens with limited horizontal space but sufficient vertical support.

Sowing Runner Beans

Start sowing during April in modules or a root trainer once grown with tall broad leaves transplant out into a sunny location. Runner beans will require a decent bean pole to climb or plenty of jute netting you will need the structure to be at least 6ft in height 8ft is perfect!

Runner beans can be grown in pots, tubs, any back garden or an allotment site. They will happily climb up a garden trellis, or any bamboo frame from A-frames to Wigwams!

Find out more about growing runner beans from seed with your runner bean grow guide