Forum home Fruit & veg
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

Best runner bean

2

Posts

  • Gardengirl..Gardengirl.. Posts: 4,171

    Do you know what runner bean you will be growing this year?

    Anybody been and got their seeds already?

    Hampshire Gardener
  • Matty2Matty2 Posts: 4,817

    I usually grow White Lady, bees like it, weather resistant - as far as anything can be - including drought. Good flavour attractive to look at.

    Seeds already in for all veggies - made use of before Christmas discounts.

  • JOHNLOWEJOHNLOWE Posts: 1

    Scarlet Emperor is always a good bet for runner beans

     

     

  • http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c186/DavidKnapper/DSCN0761_zps748c6229.jpg

     

    White Lady for me every time.

  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,612

    I had moonlight and firestorm last year. I'm only growing the moonlight this year,and climbing French bean, sultana.

  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,612

    And the rest of us in the frozen north (instead of sunny verdunland)have only just put the seeds in. Don't worry folks, still plenty of time to plant seeds and get a good harvest. My broad beans at  getting a good set of pods though.image

  • Matty2Matty2 Posts: 4,817

    Last year I tried to grow White Lady with not much luck. This year am giving Moonlight a go. So far growth looks OK

    Also broad beans The Sutton seem to have loads of pods this year image

  • LillyLilly Posts: 64

    As a novice sowing and planting too early last year I have just bought tomatoe plants and runner bean plants to plant this weekend. I was shocked at the prices !!! What seeds can I sow at the moment to be more economical and still get some produce this year. I dont have a greenhouse and my garden is shaded a lot of the time by a mature Ash treeimage 

  • LillyLilly Posts: 64

    Sorry. New to the site. Should I go to a new thread for this info. I think ive just butted in !

Sign In or Register to comment.