dwarf beans
Angela Slater
13 April 2015
Daughter of a farmer and market gardener so have always had a connection with the outdoors, whether it was keeping animals or producing fruit, vegetables and cut flowers. Along with my work at Hayes Garden World I also have a smallholding, mainly breeding rare breed pigs. I gained an HND and BSc in Conservation and Environmental Land Management, as a result I am an ardent environmentalist and have a keen interest in environmentally friendly gardening. In my time at Hayes I worked for several years in the Outdoor Plant and Houseplant areas

How To Plant Dwarf Beans In A Container

Dwarf Beans are ideal for small spaces, easily grown in a pot

Many Dwarf bean varieties are suitable for growing in small spaces, yielding a surprisingly high number of beans. These dwarf beans only grow to a height of 30 – 45cm (12 – 18”).

 

 

You will need:

  • 35cm (15”) pot
  • multi-purpose compost
  • seed
  • watering can with a fine rose
  • labels

The variety we have chosen is ‘Bellini’ which is ideal for containers.

Fill the container with good quality peat-free compost to within 2.5cm (1”) of the rim, level off.

Push 3 beans evenly spaced around the edge, about 2.5cm (1”) into the compost and cover.

Water in with a fine rose.

For a succession of beans throughout the summer sow a pot at 2 weekly intervals. They should germinate in 10 - 14 days.

bean shoot

They need to be kept in a light frost-free place until all danger of frost has passed then they can be moved to a sunny position outside.

Remember to keep watered if the weather is dry, if they get too dry they will stop producing flowers and the beans won’t fill out.

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