I have been growing runner beans for over 40 years and have never had such an amazing crop (and still cropping) from just 3 plants. "A friend gave me 3 each of your Czar and Cherokee bean seeds earlier this Spring and I've been astounded just how prolific they were. It makes so many!īutterbean type, with both pods and seeds great for cooking.
But we eat lots of fresh beans each year too in the normal fashion. The dry beans can be stored and boiled just like butter beans - we always set aside a few plants for dry bean production as they are so delicious cooked that way. We particularly like Czar because as well as vast numbers of nice flat green pods for normal use fresh, it will also later make fat white seeds that are very easy to dry and shell out of their pods. It grows really tall and bears lots of white flowers that set long pods. This UK variety of runner bean is hugely productive. Can be sown direct, but best started in small pots or large modules under cover to avoid mice and get a good start to the season.īeware, they don't set in very hot conditions, so not a good crop for a polytunnel/greenhouse unless you're in a colder part of the country (French beans are in general a better choice under cover).
Runner beans are the classic UK summer crop - they will produce in cooler weather than French beans, and crop over a long period.
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