In My Seed Box For 2026 - Beans

Since 2013 I have grown a number of different types & varieties of Beans, but this is what I have in my seed box for 2026

Self Saved & Seed Circle - Bean Seeds last 5-8 years with good storage 

Some of these beans go back a few years, and in 2026, I'm going to sow them all and see which ones are still viable. The greenhouse climbing frame has been up in the corner of the plot 1 and has been used over the last three years 

Self Saved Seed Stock

Lazy Housewife (Climbing French Bean)  Originally from D.T.Brown 

Review Of Seed Stocks in Packets Sow By 2025

Black Knight (Runner Bean)      - 20 Seeds - £ 3.99  - Suttons - Packed YE 2022

Organdi (Dwarf French Bean) - 100 Seeds - £ 2.80  - Mr Fothergills - Packed YE Jul 2023  

   

Review Of Seed Stocks in Packets Sow By 2026

Black Knight (Runner Bean)          -  20 Seeds - £3.99  - Dobies - Packed YE 2023

French Dior (Dwarf French Bean) - 120 Seeds - £2.99 - Dobies - Packed YE 2023

Sunshine (Climbing French Bean) -  45 Seeds - £3.49 - Dobies - Packed YE2023      

Growing Selection for 2026

My annual runner is normally Scarlet Emperor as they normally provide a good yield and a single panel in the wall at Mill Green Allotment provides me with ample runners for my needs but also for passing on to my sister, eldest daughter and our neighbour.

Now I have additional beds in on Plot 1 and the greenhouse climbing frame in the corner of plot 1 for 2026 I will try some of the French climbing beans as well as Nun's Belly Button, Vermont Cranberry & Pickwick on the French and Bush Beans, which are old seeds I still have in my collection.

In My Seed Box For 2026 - Index