RUNNER BEANS GET GROWING
DID YOU KNOW?
Originating in Central America, runner beans have been grown in Europe since the 1600s, initially as an ornamental rather than for their edible pods.
Picked when they are young and tender, runner beans are one of the crops I really look forward to harvesting each year. Not only are they high-yielding but with their attractive flowers, they are pleasing on the eye too. And then, of course, they are a real winner in the kitchen, a succulent and tasty green to grace a Sunday roast.
PREPARING THE SOIL
Runner beans, like other beans, will benefit from a moist, fertile soil so
