Runner Bean 'Polestar'

Reviewed 15th August 2019 by J Marsh

Reviewed 8th August 2019 by Marion

Seeds grow well but plants did not even though I nurtured them, I had to buy plants from a local garden centre to have any good beans.

Reviewed 6th August 2019 by Margaret

these have provided a good quality of beans despite the lack of rain

Reviewed 5th August 2019 by Mrs Dyson

Only one came up after seeding 20

Reviewed 2nd August 2019 by Miss Taylor

Service and purchase were as expected.
Beans grew but did not develop well and stalled. I grubbed them out eventually when they and I gave up.

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Valerie

Have not done very well but this is probably due to the position and the weather

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Jennifer

Service and purchase arrangements fine. Bean crop not very good this year and two of the plants died.

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Claire

Reviewed 7th November 2018 by Vivien

I was particularly pleased that these survived and flourished well into autumn. They were sent out rather early and despite careful handling reached a height that meant they had to be planted out before I would have wanted to. A later despatch date would have made the season less nerve-racking!

Reviewed 11th October 2018 by Elizabeth

The runner beans grew extremely well despite the drought and cropped really heavily. We had more than we could eat and plenty to give away. Picked on the young side, they were also a very tender, tasty variety with almost no strings to remove.

Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Mary

not a favourite, good crop but found to be not so good texture/flavour

Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Belinda

Delicious and easy to grow

Reviewed 17th September 2018 by Sharon

As a completely new vegetable grower and allotment holder, these were the beans that I picked out at Sarah Raven seeds to grow. I watched Monty Don plant his bean seeds and I did exactly the same, planting two seeds next to the bamboo wigwam. Within a few weeks they came up. I've been picking ever since. So easy to grow, no disease, just delightful tasting beans. I haven't tried eating the flowers but I believe they are also edible too. Perhaps beginner's luck, but I am very pleased with this variety which is tender when cooked. I like to cook mine for a few minutes in water with a garlic clove. I am definitely buying this particular bean again because they are easy to grow and delicious to eat. I did find if you leave the beans to grow too large, they become stringy, but I prefer them around 10cm long, when they are still tender.

Super runner beans

Reviewed 20th August 2017 by susan albon

These beans are very easy to grow and taste wonderful. Thankyou.

P.S. I do try to use Sarah Raven seeds,as they are such good quality,however please provide more perennial seed choices.... i've grown most of them !!!