Hi. I like that you are encouraging people to pick their runner beans quite young. I had allotments years ago, and many of the allotment holders grow them as big as possible just to show off. You should only grow huge pods if you want to dry the beans or to cook the beans from fresh in a soup. My allotment neighbour was always waving his 12-14 inchers at me proudly, but I could always tell by the big bumps that they were way too big to be eaten without cutting half the pod away to eat the thing. As you explain, the bigger they get the stringier they become, and the starchier as well. So picking the beans younger gives you great flavour and texture. There are a few varieties that do give bigger pods, but all the ones I tried eventually got stringy, so I would stick with a variety that you like and enjoy the fresh produce at peak quality. I also saved the seed from the plant that yielded the best of the best. I saw a video once of someone cooking the roots, but haven't tried it yet. I grow Gigante Beans each year as well for the bean, as the pods are short and not good for eating. Thanks for the video. I subbed by the way.
Thank you so, much... I am brand new (this year) to all things gardening. The magic and majesty of nature is mind blowing.. Your video was just what I needed with my runner beans..Many thanks.
I never knew beans grow like this! Thank you so much for the video! Beans are my favorite food, because they are extremely nutritious and rich with protein. Have a great day :)
i grow runner beans (from my own seeds) and allow most of the pods to get full of wonderful bean goodness. They are wonderful as a dried bean...anyting from refried beans to 'navy' bean soup. I think they are very understated as a dried bean...they are huge and taste very meaty...like a fava bean.
I'm going to grow runner beans this year alongside my pepper plants which I grow in pots, I've made loads of videos on them :) I have four varieties of runner beans two of which produce white flowers and two red. Great video and advice :)
does runner beans work much like other veggies in the garden, do they need to be replanted each year? I live in a warm country FYI, not to cold winters, no snow or ice at least....
Hi, in countries with mild winters - maybe low temp not below 0 degrees centigrade - you can leave runner bean roots in the ground to re-shoot. Though probably not as productive as sowing new seed in the following spring. Cheers
The real question is how young can you pick the beans for seed storage/dry bean cooking (like making refried beans or a bean soup) and how does that affect flower production because leaving them on too long as you said reduces flower production
Good Morning to you too. Great info, content. I've been growing RB for quite a few years now and I find that some growers snip of the ends when they reach the top of the pole. I just let them run along the joining bar by training them in that direction. I noticed that yours are growing into the air. What do you think. Stay safe you and yours.
Does it matter where U pick the bean off the stem? So are you saying that the same beans will not grown again next year but you have to use new seeds? Glad I found U.
Hi it doesn't matter where you pick the bean off the stem. If you live somewhere where winters are warm and not too wet then you can leave bean roots in the ground to re-grow but perhaps you will get better results by sowing new beans in the spring when its warm enough.
watch this video many times, but still can not figure it out why no pod . I ordered the seeds from British, it is easy to seedling and flower ,white flower one fruit already,but no pod at all for the red flower until recently ( couple of them only) same time green bean, harvest a lot already , if runner bean late crop? it is first time for me to grow it , thanks
I had read that scarlet runner beans are toxic once they reach a large size and need to be cooked before they're safe. Is that true? Obviously you were eating them here and seemed fine.
Hi thanks for your message, I believe you'd have to eat large amounts of the raw mature beans for there to be a potential issue. Dried beans need to be soaked and then cooked for a long time to become edible and this apparently deals with any potential hazard from beans in this form.
There are potential (and real) toxins in just about anything. As with a lot of these things, you would have to eat a mountain of these to cause any harm. So much so that you wouldn't physically be able to eat so many raw beans, unless you put in a lot of effort. A lot of old wives tales still exist about this, and other similar things. I'd be more worried about getting bitten by a shark, and I live nowhere near the ocean 😁. When was the last time you saw this headline on the news "Man/woman dies of eating too many raw runner beans". Not saying impossible but must be one in several hundred million. Also a trace of toxins are already in every living thing these days, impossible to avoid in the modern world unfortunately, but we don't see masses of people keeling over in the street. Eat more beans, much healthier than not, toxin or no toxin 😃
Im growing these from home, and im only starting as a gardening enthusiast. Is it possible to plant these runner beans without a wooden support system? What would happen if it didnt?
@@mohanpatelkhana2920 yes. So if you live in hot climate, plant them in partial shade. Also, they are perennials, they have edible tubers under ground . It is also called 7 years bean because it can live that long 🤓. I am too learning about it and will plant it in May 😃
Also, unlike french beans (pole beans and bush beans as I believe Americans call them) runner beans are not self fertile... So maybe if you're growing in a greenhouse it could be that your flowers are not getting the insect pollination they need?
Hi. I like that you are encouraging people to pick their runner beans quite young. I had allotments years ago, and many of the allotment holders grow them as big as possible just to show off. You should only grow huge pods if you want to dry the beans or to cook the beans from fresh in a soup. My allotment neighbour was always waving his 12-14 inchers at me proudly, but I could always tell by the big bumps that they were way too big to be eaten without cutting half the pod away to eat the thing. As you explain, the bigger they get the stringier they become, and the starchier as well. So picking the beans younger gives you great flavour and texture. There are a few varieties that do give bigger pods, but all the ones I tried eventually got stringy, so I would stick with a variety that you like and enjoy the fresh produce at peak quality. I also saved the seed from the plant that yielded the best of the best. I saw a video once of someone cooking the roots, but haven't tried it yet. I grow Gigante Beans each year as well for the bean, as the pods are short and not good for eating. Thanks for the video. I subbed by the way.
Thank you so, much... I am brand new (this year) to all things gardening. The magic and majesty of nature is mind blowing.. Your video was just what I needed with my runner beans..Many thanks.
I never knew beans grow like this! Thank you so much for the video! Beans are my favorite food, because they are extremely nutritious and rich with protein. Have a great day :)
Glad it was helpful!
i grow runner beans (from my own seeds) and allow most of the pods to get full of wonderful bean goodness. They are wonderful as a dried bean...anyting from refried beans to 'navy' bean soup. I think they are very understated as a dried bean...they are huge and taste very meaty...like a fava bean.
That’s exactly what I do too!
I'm going to grow runner beans this year alongside my pepper plants which I grow in pots, I've made loads of videos on them :) I have four varieties of runner beans two of which produce white flowers and two red. Great video and advice :)
Thanks for he video I didn’t realise runner beans grow like this im used to growing dwarf beans and they don’t grow tall
Excellent video thankyou
The beauty of home-grown veg:
Buy one packet of seeds and harvest that crop and its offspring for the rest of your life! ❤️👍👌
Well said!
Thank you so much for sharing this!
I livr in a city with many vacant lots. Some guerilla gardening is in order. Thinking of FREE Beans Bus stops.
Thanks for sharing 🙏
And u even got me to try 1 like u did in this video csn I ask r thay supposed to taste like grass freshly cut
How did u put those bamboo supports together i want that! Looks like teepees etc
Y'all a bloody epic green thumb!!
Good video u have just help me crop my first grow
To dry them, do you take them out of the pods? Thanks
Hi Yvonne. Let them dry in their pods and then empty and store. Cheers
does runner beans work much like other veggies in the garden, do they need to be replanted each year?
I live in a warm country FYI, not to cold winters, no snow or ice at least....
Hi, in countries with mild winters - maybe low temp not below 0 degrees centigrade - you can leave runner bean roots in the ground to re-shoot. Though probably not as productive as sowing new seed in the following spring. Cheers
The real question is how young can you pick the beans for seed storage/dry bean cooking (like making refried beans or a bean soup) and how does that affect flower production because leaving them on too long as you said reduces flower production
Good Morning to you too. Great info, content. I've been growing RB for quite a few years now and I find that some growers snip of the ends when they reach the top of the pole. I just let them run along the joining bar by training them in that direction. I noticed that yours are growing into the air. What do you think. Stay safe you and yours.
Hi you can trim the tips if you want to but it's not essential. Cheers!
Hi there! What's the best method for drying the beans for planting? We've had a huge haul of beans and don't know how to dry and when to plant 🙈
Does it matter where U pick the bean off the stem? So are you saying that the same beans will not grown again next year but you have to use new seeds? Glad I found U.
Hi it doesn't matter where you pick the bean off the stem. If you live somewhere where winters are warm and not too wet then you can leave bean roots in the ground to re-grow but perhaps you will get better results by sowing new beans in the spring when its warm enough.
watch this video many times, but still can not figure it out why no pod . I ordered the seeds from British, it is easy to seedling and flower ,white flower one fruit already,but no pod at all for the red flower until recently ( couple of them only) same time green bean, harvest a lot already , if runner bean late crop? it is first time for me to grow it , thanks
I had read that scarlet runner beans are toxic once they reach a large size and need to be cooked before they're safe. Is that true? Obviously you were eating them here and seemed fine.
Hi thanks for your message, I believe you'd have to eat large amounts of the raw mature beans for there to be a potential issue. Dried beans need to be soaked and then cooked for a long time to become edible and this apparently deals with any potential hazard from beans in this form.
podgardening great thank you!
There are potential (and real) toxins in just about anything. As with a lot of these things, you would have to eat a mountain of these to cause any harm. So much so that you wouldn't physically be able to eat so many raw beans, unless you put in a lot of effort. A lot of old wives tales still exist about this, and other similar things. I'd be more worried about getting bitten by a shark, and I live nowhere near the ocean 😁. When was the last time you saw this headline on the news "Man/woman dies of eating too many raw runner beans". Not saying impossible but must be one in several hundred million. Also a trace of toxins are already in every living thing these days, impossible to avoid in the modern world unfortunately, but we don't see masses of people keeling over in the street. Eat more beans, much healthier than not, toxin or no toxin 😃
Im growing these from home, and im only starting as a gardening enthusiast. Is it possible to plant these runner beans without a wooden support system? What would happen if it didnt?
They prefer to climb. Buy a trellis or some chicken wire.
my flowers are falling. any remedy please? The plants are in the green house.
They are falling when it is hot over 85 f.
@@vesnaya999 so, if temp is less that solves the problem?
@@mohanpatelkhana2920 yes. So if you live in hot climate, plant them in partial shade. Also, they are perennials, they have edible tubers under ground . It is also called 7 years bean because it can live that long 🤓. I am too learning about it and will plant it in May 😃
@@vesnaya999 great to know more about this. thx
Also, unlike french beans (pole beans and bush beans as I believe Americans call them) runner beans are not self fertile... So maybe if you're growing in a greenhouse it could be that your flowers are not getting the insect pollination they need?
Brilliant! Thanks
If you cut the plant down to about 6 inches from the ground after it has finished producing and the leaves have fallen. It will grow back next year
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My plants have been covered in flowers for 3 weeks now. I’ve not gotten one bean. What am I doing wrong? The plant has been covered with bees.
Wait Linda - the beans will appear!
Should I buy 10 ft steaks?