Runner bean

How to grow Runner bean growing and care:

Trellising, moist

What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Aggressive

Planting season:
Autumn – frost free area / Spring – temperate climate

Pests and diseases:
Larva

Pruning season:
All year

How to prune:
More for design

Size of the plant?
2-6 m, 6-20 feet

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing

Water requirement:
Average amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade (in warmer climate)

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes

Blooming information

Bloom season:
All year mostly in spring and autumn

General information about the flower
Orange flowers in the shape of butterfly the flowers grow on stem in in inflorescence

Pollination is done by:
Bees, butterfly, hummingbirds

Uses of Runner bean flowers:
Eaten raw, jams, beverage

Edible seeds and pods

Seeds & pods harvest season:
All year

Seeds and pods pests or diseases:
Larva, birds

What can be done with big quantities of Runner bean seeds and pods?
Pods when young: cooked, stew. Beans: cooked when the bean young eaten raw

Work requirements on the seeds and pods:
For the beans it’s to pick them before it start to fall on the floor

How long does it take to bear seeds and pods?
Start to bear pods after 2-3 month

Edible leaves

Leaves harvesting season:
All year

How to harvest the leaves?
Recommend to use fully grown tender leaves

Information about leaves:
Deltoid shape leaf in light green

Uses of Runner bean leaves:
Salad when it young, after: soup, quiche

Roots

Information about Runner bean root:
Root small in cone shape color is light brown

When to pull up Runner beanroot:
All year

Uses of Runner bean root:
Cooked

Scientific name:

Phaseolus coccineus