[wellingtons]

... anyone heard of them? Grown em?  I've been given some seeds and I'm keen to give them a go.  

Any advice??

[gobs]

I haven't grown them, but seen in Kings catalogue, where it's listed under pea, but it is a bean. I would treat as French beans, which they are quite similar to, I believe.

[wellingtons]

... I'm quite shocked that no-one has anymore words of wisdom!

Well ... if I get em to grow and they taste alright, I shall save seed and put em on the swap shop!

[WG.]

You can become the "forum authority" on them in just one season  

[wellingtons]

... pass some seeds to someone else darned quick ... I'm not up to being an authority on anything!

[WG.]

Not to Babe then - she'd feed them to Elvis (if you've been following the Quiz at all)  :?

And not to me since I can't even manage runner beans  :oops:

[ditchdigger]

http://www.nvsuk.org.uk/growing_show_vegetables_1/pea-bean.php

[olde9856]

Got some from the Heritage seed library last year and to be honest they are just like any other french climbing bean. Cant see where the "pea" comes in.
I saved some seed and will be regrowing them this year.

[wellingtons]

... have you seen where the person writing that article is from ... Wellington, Surrey ...  :shock:

[Porcia]

I grow them, They are great for winter Stews. Just let them grow and wait till the pods dry out the store them in a air tight jar.

[catarama]

Grew them too.

Picked the pods young to use like mange toute - and then as Porcia says, left the pods to mature and dry out for the beans/peas.

Grew them up wigwams the same as my climbing beans. Was my first year growing anything and I got a really good crop so that shows how easy they were.

I should add that I'm not exactly sure what variety they were as I was given them by someone who didn't know, who had been given them by someone who didn't know either.

[gobs]

Got some from the Heritage seed library last year and to be honest they are just like any other french climbing bean. Cant see where the "pea" comes in.
I saved some seed and will be regrowing them this year.

So any particularly nice flavour then, to make worthwile, or anything else going for them, please.

[wellingtons]

... these pea beans seem to have a habit of being given away!

I shall report back later in the year.

[Trillium]

They come off sounding like a glut of courgettes...just give the ruddy things away!  

Can't say I've even heard of them let alone tried them, not when I can get specific beans and peas that are highly tasty and good yielders.