Runner Beans awful this year?

And perhaps mine I've also shrunk lately

 

From time to time,
I am apt to rhyme,
Now unfortunately it seems,
Gardeners have got knackered beans,
No matter which way they have been grown,
Most have cause to have a moan,
But it will be better next year bumper crops,
Thumbs up and everything tops

 

My runner beans have a record yield this year. They are hanging full to the brim. I let the ripen till the very end and keep them dried for next year, eating any leftovers from last year.

 

Well done black dog but I notice you are located in Germany we have had pooey weather over here and we believe that's the reason for the poor crops.
Good growing to you
Tomhip

 

Thought I'd better get on with the leaky hose system for my beans. I'd already bought the hose Garden Soaker Watering Hose 15 Metre - Buy Online at QD Stores and fittings https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07BPCNRN9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 some time ago.

Fitted it together like this. It needs boiling water on the hoses to get the fittings in. I did mine at home to save taking a Kelly Kettle, camping stove or calor boiling ring to my plot.




Loads of fittings left to do systems for my outdoor and polytunnel tomatoes, but will need extra end plugs https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07JBCX...olid=1CVRB2TYJJZQW&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it Wondering if similar layout but with 3 parallel runs along length of my 25 foot tunnel will be too much and need splitting into two 3 X 12'6" runs.

 

Blimey how much have you undercover scrungee can I be cheeky and ask if you are a market gardener I like your system by the way I suppose it will be on a timer? hope it works well for your
Regards and successful growing
Tom

 

Not at a remote alotment plot, and probably not for outdoor stuff like beans even at home, as the amount of hose watering would vary daily according to temperatures and rainfall, although polytunnel watering is fairly consistent.

I just want to connect the end of my hosepipe here and there whilst getting on with other things, plus avoid splashing water all over leaves of certain plants. If possible, I actually prefer using a hosepipe to fill water buts scattered around my plot and then dip water cans in them.

 

Runners are supposed to like their leaves in full sun, but their pods in shade. The orientation of mine is dictated by being on a new plot at the top of an exposed site and having to be in the only relatively sheltered location with the end of row facing the prevailing wind.

A smaller trial row elsewhere got battered, so I'm sticking with my original choice of location which has performed much better than those grown by others further down the slope, and they would have been even more prolific if it wasn't a year I devoted most of them to seed saving.

 

Blimey shiney its complicated ain't it!! you almost need a science degree it says to me! and if you get a good crop its more by luck and circumstance ah well I find French beans always come up trumps a really good variety is Cobra

 

Are you having beans

 

In addition to serving with hot cooked meals, I also enjoy cold cooked runner beans in pesto sauce with my salads, so they can be eaten twice a day.