Runner beans

My runner bean plants are growing tall, they are getting red flowers, still no sign of beans. Are they ever likely to develop? They are from a children's set of 'beans to grow a beanstalk'. We don't even like runner beans, but it would be nice for my son to produce something.

 

Be patient, the plants need to flower to produce beans. They will come. Wait a month and you will be fine.:gnthb:

 

My welsh beans started to flower a few days back, now they have tiny (10mm) beans coming as the petals die back. I'm sure your boy will be facinated to watch this happen & then fed up in a month, as Dai says, when he has to pick like a mad thing as so many beans come at once.

Chop and blanch em in boiling water for 2 mins, cool em straight away then open freeze then pack into poly bags in the freezer.

 

Ok, thanks for the recipe! I am patient and hopefully they will come. I just didn't know when/if I could expect them.

 

The flowers have to come first Butterfield and then they will turn into beans. Keep your eye on them and you will see the beans forming. You say you don't like runner beans but maybe when you taste them fresh from the plant you will change your mind.
Have you noticed that the beans all twine round the canes in the same direction. You can't make them go the other way.

 

And do you know that they twine the opposite way to hops?? Beer drinking husband!!
Sue

 

Thanks everyone. I will keep a look out. Still nothing yet/

 

My runners are exactly the same. Lots of flowers, some of which have dropped off with no sign of beans. Exactly the same thing happened last year, and I had a bumper crop. No need to worry - I find runners very self sufficient - plant, water, support = beans !

Craig

 

how big do runners get..i have a few growing on mine,

 

Dig it up before the first frost, train it up the bannister & keep picking till you put it back out in the spring, might need some grow blubs & a machette :lollol: