APKIL-JUNE PLANT: JUNE-JULY HARVEST: JULY-OCToBER
Trends come and go, but the runner bean remains one of our favourite home-grown veggies. These high-rise stars are popular for their flavour when picked young and tender, but also for the colour they bring to the patch. Flowers are produced in white and red and everything in between and are much loved by pollinators which will also go on to visit other flowering crops.
WHERE TO GROW
Growing good runners needs a certain amount of commitment; as climbers they need strong supports and space, preferably in the sunniest spot you can find. Since many of us are lacking space, this often means in practice that climbing beans are planted in
