Sunday, May 16, 2010

Sally & her magic runner beans...


With a week of up and down temperatures and two frosts it really has been April in May!

Michael and I started to build our runner bean frames today and of course as ever I have got rather carried away with the bean orders.  
The seeds of some varieties remind me of Jack and his magic beans, Michael thinks they are more like jelly beans.
We are growing the following Heritage varieties this year, Cherokee Trail of Tears, Scarlet Runner, Sunset Runner, Lazy Housewife, Purple-Podded, Kentucky Wonder & Painted Lady. In a few months the flowers will be feeding the bees and humming birds and then after that we will be have some wonderful tasty beans.  

2 comments:

  1. Can you tell me the names of the 3 varieties pictured?
    What is the pink one with Dalmatian spots?

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    1. The seeds shown are all runner bean varieties, they are sunset runner, scarlet runner and painted lady the ones you are asking are for Scarlet Runner which will produce a very thick runner bean pod.

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