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Runner Beans
Type:
Fruit (legume)
Difficulty:
Easy
Planting Timelines
- - Runner beans can be sowed indoors from mid Spring, or direct outdoors from late Spring to early Summer
- For cell trays or pots, add compost and create large holes at least 2-3 inches deep in each cell or pot
- Sow 2-3 seeds per cell or pot and cover with compost, pat down to firm and water
- After about 5 weeks the seedlings will be ready to transplant outside
- First create a Tipi shaped structure of bamboo canes roughly 6 ft tall each, tying the top together using twine
- For every vertical cane, plant a runner bean seedling
- Canes can also be planted in rows with a horizontal cross beam using a long bamboo cane or another piece of lightweight timber
- Give the seedlings a generous watering once planted to settle the soil
- Hand weed the area and continue to water during dry spells. The plants will climb up the bamboo canes without any intervention
- For each crimson red flowers that appear, a runner bean pod will emerge shortly after (approx. 2 weeks)
How to Grow Runner Beans
Sow Seeds Indoors
April
Sow Seeds Outdoors
May, June
Time to Harvest
Approx 12 - 16 weeks
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