Vegetable & Herb Seeds A - Z - Bean seeds : Runner Bean seeds : Wisley Magic

Highly commended in the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit trials, this prestigious variety gives the heaviest yields of any garden variety. Long, smooth, straight quality pods 37cm (15 inches) with a delicious flavor, and produced over a long cropping period.

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Bean seeds : Runner Bean seeds : Wisley Magic

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CROPPING: 100 days

IDEAL FOR: children

SOWING TIME: After last frost so that pods will mature in the cooler weather of late summer to early fall

SOWING: In short season areas only, sow seed indoors, 5cm (2 inches) deep in 7.5cm (3 inch) pots or trays of good free draining, seed sowing mix. Place in a propagator or seal container inside a plastic bag and place at 18-20C (64-68F) until after germination which takes 7 to 10 days. All other areas should sow outdoors, once the soil has warmed, 15cm (6 inches) apart, 5cm (2 inches) deep and in rows 45cm (18 inches) apart. Do not be tempted to sow too early. Outdoors can be sown direct once the soil has warmed, sow 15cm (6 inches) apart, 5cm (2 inches) deep and in rows 45cm (18 inches) apart. Prefers to be grown in fertile, moist yet well drained soil which has had plenty of well rotted compost dug into it the previous autumn.

AFTERCARE: Hoe regularly and keep well watered.Mulch during dry periods.Pick beans regularly when young.