runner beans

Hi just about to start looking for this years seeds and could do with info on which runner and broad beans to sow looking for stringless seem to remember seeing on tv a Italian bean that stayed stringless but cant remember the name but any help would be useful cheers

 

Have you thought about trying climbing french beans Nobby? I now grow in them in preference to runners as they are tenderer and don't get stringy quite so quickly if you don't pick regularly.

 

Nobby, runner bean, Enorma. Broad bean, The Sutton.:gnthb:

 

We've gone off Runner Beans because of the work to de-string them (particularly if you fail to harvest them regularly!!) so we grow Climbing French Bean "Limka" instead - which is referred to here as "flat beans"

 

Enorma can grow 16" to 18" and still be stringless.:gnthb:

 

cheers for the replies good idea with french will try enorma limka and the sutton and add berlotto to try red coloured beans will try anything to get the family to eat beans

 

for the red ones try canadian wonder, there used as a red kidney bean

 

I haven't really noticed a problem with Runners pollinating JWK, we've always had too many of the things! but one thing to note is that our French Bean Limka harvest season is shorter than the Runners.

Might try sowing some a bit later to stretch the harvest.

Would it be worth putting a few in the greenhouse to get an early crop, or is that daft? If I could get some cropping until the main harvest starts, and then pull them up (and give the Tomatoes more light/air/space), I would consider that a good result!

 

Cheers John, I've added it to my ToDo list!

 

Blue Lake are fantastic croppers for Climbing French Beans, and I have to go with Dai on the runners, though not my choice this year.

I'm also growing Climbing Peas (yes - peas) this year!

 

Tell us more about this climbing pea please Oktraine

 

That got noticed then !

See the link below:

http://www.victoriananursery.co.uk/vegetable_seeds/pea_seed_victorian_colossal_climbing/

I can't wait to try these!