Thompson and Morgan Bean Runner Scarlet Empire Multi Sown Garden Ready Plant 15 Pack

The 'Scarlet Empire' runner bean plants are supplied ready for planting, ensuring an easy start in your garden. Specifically bred for outstanding garden performance, this variety produces eye-catching red flowers, followed by abundant crops of tasty beans. With their upright growth habit, the beans are easy to harvest, and they provide a generous yield of high-quality pods from mid-summer right through to October.
For a visually appealing vegetable garden, consider pairing 'Scarlet Empire' with 'White Swan' runner beans. Bred from the much-loved 'Scarlet Emperor', a kitchen garden favourite for over a century, this variety produces longer, smoother, and stringless pods that are consistently early, flavoursome, and productive.
Plant runner beans outdoors in rich, fertile, well-drained soil, ideally in full sun or partial shade, ensuring they are sheltered from strong winds. It’s best to avoid freshly manured soil, as this can encourage excessive foliage growth at the expense of bean production. Space rows 1.5 metres (5 feet) apart when planting, or if space is limited, train them on a wigwam structure. Runner beans need support such as garden canes, strings, or netting, so make sure these are in place at planting time.
Please remember that the images are for illustrative purposes only and show the expected results when the plants are mature. Various growing conditions can affect results, and images may differ due to seasonal variations (for example, deciduous plants lose their leaves in colder months).