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Old May 18, 2018   #10
Zeedman
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Originally Posted by ChristinaJo View Post
I am looking for the most heat tolerant runner pole bean. Would it be better to grow them in the fall,since I live in Northeast Texas?
Perhaps some confusion... are you referring to runner beans (such as Scarlet Runner), or to common pole "green beans"? How will the beans be used, as snaps, shellies, or dry?


True runner beans (including Insuk's Wang Kong) do poorly in heat; they might flower, but not form pods unless/until conditions cool. They are good for snap beans in areas too cool for regular beans to do well... and the very large seeds are also a good cool-weather lima substitute. You might be able to plant them late, so that pods set in cooler Fall weather.



But if what you want is just some snap beans, then I concur with the recommendation for the pole bean Rattlesnake.
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