Climbing bean 'Sunshine'

String bean ‘Sunshine’ is the golden yellow variant of ‘Cobra’. The slender pods grow up to 18 cm long and stand out beautifully against the bright green leaves. They can be picked right through until October, which encourages pod production.

‘Sunshine’ plants can be grown under glass and outdoors and can reach a height of 180 cm, so they will need support.

Growing under glass
Allow for plants to climb up a rope that is attached to a horizontal wire or something similar at the top. Greenhouse crops are generally higher yielding.

Sow: April-May
Harvest: July-October

Growing outdoors
For outdoor cultivation of climbing beans, provide a structure at least 2.5 m high for the beans to climb up. Plant in a sheltered place to avoid wind damage. Sow the beans 2 cm deep with 4-5 seeds per planting hole.

Sow: late May-July
Spacing: 75x15 cm
Harvest: Juli-October