PRIME CLIMBERS

By this time of year, any of your friends who are growing beans may already have been pressing bagfuls into your hands. In some seasons, beans can be as generous and overabundant as zucchinis. They are also best eaten fresh, which is why growers are often urgently looking to offload some when they have more than they can eat.

If you’re not growing beans yet and would like to be generous to your friends, there’s still ample time to plant a crop. The choice is generally between climbing