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Scarlet runner beans I know they have been talked about here before someplace but I cant find it.
Thinking of finding some and planting them in the front for show and the critters. What is your experience and in what type of soil. In good soil how long (Vines)could I expect them to get? Worth |
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mine used to grow up into the nearby hazelnut tree ....... very long vines, but slow to set here in PNW
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Runner beans don't set beans in my climate- 2 years ago I grew one from Park's -I think it was named Stardust--it made beautiful vines with huge foliage and blossoms--not one bean! I posted asking what was wrong and someone said runner beans only set in cool summers-which ain't here!
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I dont buy this to a point. I think it is an imbalance of fertilizer. My reasoning behind this is I planted pole beans last year and the soil was hammered with nitrogen plus everything else. I had a good crop. Worth |
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I also don't agree on too much nitrogen- because I grew Kwintus pole beans close to the runner beans, and got a great harvest--- I don't supplement my soil with nitrogen, so I know that wasn't the problem. I looked back to some of my posts on Dave's Garden Forum--I received several replies that runner beans need cool, humid summers to set beans. Coming from 3 different people I tend to agree.
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It doesn't look like it would do well for me. Worth |
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I just did a wee bit of looking on line, not gonna happen.
![]() One of the problems is people say they come from Mexico and bla bla. Well Mexico isn't all desert hot and dry. ![]() I will look for some sort of cow pea or yard long bean to grow like I did one year. I need something to fill in my arbor and I want a big bean Teepee in the front yard. Worth |
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hmmm scarlet runner beans grow well here. maybe 12 feet, lots of red blossoms that attract hummingbirds and bees. Very attractive and the beans are delicious, very large but delicious eaten under say 10".
I think they would grow well for you. they are from the mountains in central America but also are known to be grown commercially in north Africa and Greece according to wiki. never know til you try. They are very ornamental as well as edible. I have also grown a Dutch variety with white seed and white blooms. very similar. KarenO |
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It wont be the first time I grew something I wasn't supposed to be able to grow. I still have a volunteer pinto bean plant growing in the yard. ![]() Worth |
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didn't know this .........
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How about Chinese red noodle beans (Vigna)? Very vigorous for me (topped an 8-9 foot trellis), seemed to love the heat, and good in stir fries. Glad to share some seed (a few years old now) if you PM your mailing address, Worth!
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Thanks for the offer but I am swamped in beans. I still have to figure out where I am going to plant some roman type beans from south America. ![]() Worth |
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Why not the Hyacinth Bean for you Worth? It is also an ornamental perennial, edible and vining. Very much like the scarlet runner, but it is a more tropical plant.
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