Unwins Dwarf Runner Bean Sweepstake Seeds
Unwins Dwarf Runner Bean Sweepstake Seeds produce red and white flowers and is heavy cropping. This high yielding variety has a dwarf and busy habit so it doesn't require support.
Sweepstake won't grow more than 50cm making them ideal for patio container growing or in the front of your flower beds. Pick the pods regularly to ensure continuous flowering and further pod development.
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Great for pots and containers
Sow Apr-May
Harvest Aug-Sep
Perfect For Pots
Product Highlights
Ideal for pots
Red and white flowers
This heavy-cropping, high-yielding variety has a dwarf, bushy habit so needs no support and its flowers set freely.
Product Specification:
SKU: 31210157
Plant Spacing:
20cm
Plant Height:
50cm
Row Spacing:
45cm
Sowing Depth:
5cm
Sow Time To Flower:
3 months
Sow Time To Germination:
1-2 weeks
Spread:
20cm
Pack Quantity:
30 seeds
Colour:
Green
Tips & Advice:
Sowing Indoors
For an earlier crop, sow individual seeds in 8cm pots of potting compost. Keep the pots on a sunny windowsill, in a propagator, or in a greenhouse, maintaining a minimum temperature of 12°C. Ensure the compost remains moist at all times, but not saturated.
Hardening off / Planting out
Gradually accustom the young plants to outside conditions for 2-3 weeks before planting them out to their cropping positions from late May onwards, when the danger of frost has passed. Allow 30cm between plants, providing support with thin sticks, or plant in double rows 50cm apart. Alternatively, plant in a container at least 30cm in diameter.
Sowing Outdoors
Sow direct into the required harvest position, 5cm deep, 30cm apart (using thin sticks for support) or in double rows 50cm apart, once all risk of frost has passed.
Aftercare
Runner beans require plenty of water to produce a good crop. Water generously in dry spells. When plants are in full flower, an occasional mid-day spraying with a fine hose encourages flower set and bean production. Runner beans are generally disease- and trouble-free. They thrive in a sunny position which is not exposed to cold winds.
Advice
Soil should be well-manured prior to planting. Runner bean seeds are sensitive to cold, wet soils and will not germinate in unfavourable conditions. Pick young for best flavour. Freeze surplus crops; slice and blanch for 2 minutes, then drain and cool before bagging for freezing.
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