Garland Jute Bean & Pea Net | 1.8m x 1.8m Plastic-Free Climbing Support

There's a particular pleasure in watching the climbing veg take off in early summer. The sweet peas reach up overnight. The runner beans put on inches every few days. The cucumbers, given the right vertical support, leave the ground entirely and find their way up into the light. The structure that supports all this is usually some combination of canes, wigwams or frames — but the climbing plants themselves need something between the structure to hold onto. That's where pea and bean netting earns its place.

This is a properly considered version of that humble piece of kit. 1.8m x 1.8m of 100% jute netting — biodegradable, compostable, plastic-free, and tough enough to support a full season of vigorous climbing growth. Comes with green corner ties for easy attachment to canes, frames or fences. Goes onto the compost heap when the growing season ends.

From Garland, the established British horticultural brand manufacturing propagation, greenhouse and growing equipment in the UK since 1968.

What climbers it's designed for

This is the right netting for almost any climbing or scrambling plant a cottage gardener grows:

• Climbing peas — mangetout, sugar snaps, traditional shelling peas
• Runner beans and climbing French beans — happiest with proper vertical support and netting between canes
• Sweet peas — the classic cottage flower, magnificent on a generous net
• Cucumbers — vertical training keeps the fruits clean and disease-free, and saves enormous garden space
• Cucurbits in general — squashes, courgettes, melons can all be trained vertically (especially in glasshouse or polytunnel growing)
• Climbing nasturtiums — the climbing varieties make fantastic edible-flower curtains
• Annual climbers from seed — morning glory, climbing zinnia, Spanish flag, anything you grow as a one-season climbing show

Why jute (and why not plastic)

Plastic pea netting is one of those products that's quietly causing real environmental problems. The reasons:

• It rarely lasts as long as it should — UV degradation makes it brittle within 1–2 seasons, after which it shatters into small pieces that get tangled with plant material
• Removing it cleanly is nearly impossible — by the end of the growing season, the plants are intertwined with the net. Cutting them apart usually leaves shreds of plastic in the compost heap or the soil
• It contains microplastics that can enter the soil and watercourses as the netting breaks down
• It doesn't compost — at end of life it goes to landfill, or worse, persists in the garden indefinitely

Jute solves all of these problems at the source. It's:

• Strong enough for a full growing season — properly tough natural fibre, not flimsy
• Compostable at end of season — cut down the spent climbers, compost the lot together, no separation needed
• Plastic-free and microplastic-free — no contribution to the wider plastic-pollution problem
• Properly biodegradable — breaks down in the compost heap or directly in soil
• Beautiful to look at — the natural warm beige tones suit a cottage garden far better than the harsh green of plastic

Specifications

• Size: 1.8m x 1.8m (6ft x 6ft)
• Material: 100% jute — natural, biodegradable, compostable
• Colour options: Green or Natural (both at £4.99)
• Includes: Green corner ties for easy attachment
• Lifespan: Designed for one full growing season
• End-of-life: Compost with the spent plant material
• SKU: W0569
• EAN: 5031670505699

How to use it

1. Set up your support structure first — canes in a wigwam shape, a trellis frame, a row of canes between two posts, or a fence to attach the net to
2. Secure the netting using the green corner ties at each corner, plus extra ties along the edges if you're using long stretches
3. Pull the net taut — slack netting sags under the weight of climbing plants and looks untidy
4. Gently guide your seedlings as they begin to climb. Most climbers find their own way up netting once the first tendrils make contact, but a small initial push helps
5. At the end of the season, cut down the spent plants with the netting still attached. The whole tangle goes onto the compost heap together — no separation required, no plastic to fish out

A few setup ideas

The 1.8m x 1.8m size suits a range of structures:

• Pea and bean wigwams — drape a single net around 6–8 canes set in a circle, secured at the top. Classic cottage-allotment look
• A run of canes between two posts — net stretched flat behind, covers a 1.8m horizontal run perfectly
• Wall or fence training — net attached to a fence makes a vertical climbing surface for almost anything
• Two nets vertically — for taller structures or particularly vigorous climbers (some runner bean varieties reach 2.5m+), pairing two nets gives you a properly tall climbing wall
• Horizontally over the ground — drape the net over a frame for cucurbits like squash, melons or pumpkins. Keeps the fruit off damp soil, reducing rot and slug damage
• In raised beds — attach the corners to bed-side stakes for compact climbing veg in a small space

Colour choice — Green or Natural

• Natural — the classic warm beige jute colour. Properly traditional, looks beautiful against green foliage, blends with cottage garden aesthetics
• Green — dyed green for those who prefer the netting to disappear into the planting. Useful in formal-style veg patches or where you'd rather the support stayed visually invisible

Both at the same £4.99 price; choose by personal preference and the look you want in your garden.

Particularly good for

• Allotmenteers — the essential summer climbing-veg kit; standard 1.8m x 1.8m size suits most allotment-scale veg patches
• Sweet pea growers — the right surface for the classic sweet pea wigwam or wall display
• Runner bean growers — the climbing veg that most needs proper netting between canes
• Kitchen gardeners — vertical training of cucurbits, climbing peas, runner beans
• Cottage garden growers — sweet peas, morning glory, climbing nasturtium, climbing zinnia
• Cucumber growers — vertical training keeps fruits clean, reduces slug damage, saves space
• Greenhouse and polytunnel growers — vertical training of cucurbits, indeterminate tomatoes, beans
• Small-space gardeners — vertical growing maximises yield from limited horizontal space
• Plastic-free gardeners — properly the right alternative to ubiquitous plastic netting
• Organic gardeners — jute's biodegradability matches the chemical-free approach
• As a gift for a serious vegetable gardener — properly considered, sustainable, and used annually

Where it fits in our range

The bean and pea net is the second anchor product in our Plant Supports range, alongside the jute twine. Natural pairings across the Bishy catalogue:

• Sweet pea seeds in our flower seed collection — the natural match for a sweet pea wigwam
• Climbing seeds in our climbers collection — morning glory, climbing zinnia, Spanish flag
• Bean and pea seeds in our vegetable seed range — runner beans, French beans, mangetout, sugar snap
• Cucumber and cucurbit seeds — for vertical training in greenhouse or outdoors
• Garland 3-Ply Jute Twine — the partner product for tying-in stems to the netting
• Garland 8cm Fibre Pots — for raising the seedlings before transplanting
• Garland 28-Cell Deep Root Propagator — for the sweet pea / bean / climber sowing stage

Part of a plastic-free climbing-veg setup

If you're committed to reducing plastic in your gardening, this net is one piece of a larger picture. Combined with our other natural-fibre and biodegradable products, you can build a properly sustainable climbing-veg setup:

• Jute netting (this) — for the climbing support surface
• 3-ply jute twine — for tying-in stems, marking rows, the daily small jobs
• Biodegradable fibre pots — for the propagation stage, plant the whole pot into the ground
• Bamboo canes — for the structural support (sustainably sourced where possible)

Each individual swap is small. Together they add up to genuinely sustainable cottage gardening — the kind of small ecological loop that suits cottage living exactly.

About Garland

Garland is an established British horticultural brand specialising in propagation, greenhouse and growing equipment, manufacturing in the UK since 1968. They've supplied UK growers for nearly six decades with the practical kit that makes indoor and outdoor gardening work properly. Their products are widely used in commercial nurseries as well as home gardens. We stock their range because they make tools that genuinely improve outcomes for the home grower.

A small thought: the most quietly satisfying moment in a cottage gardener's year may be October, when the spent climbers come down. The plants composted, the canes stacked for next year, the netting added to the heap to break down with everything else. No bin bag of shredded plastic to drag out. No microplastics seeded into the soil. Just a clean garden, a full compost heap, and the soil quietly enriched for next year's growth. That's what this net makes possible.

- 1 x 1.8m x 1.8m jute net (Green or Natural variant)
- 4 x green corner ties for attachment

- Set up support structure (canes, frames, fence) before attaching netting
- Secure all corners and edges with included ties and additional jute twine
- Keep netting taut for proper plant support
- Guide young climbers as they begin to grasp
- At season's end, cut down the entire structure (plants + net)
- Compost everything together - no separation needed