Runner beans are usually ready to harvest in July, when the pods reach about 20cm (8") long. Avoid leaving the beans on the plant for too long or they'll turn stringy. Ideally, you should pick beans every day or two to ensure optimum tenderness and remember, the more you pick, the more pods your plants will produce. | GrowVeg

Don’t Pull Up your Runner Beans! 🌱🫘 I am always looking for ways to simplify gardening, and for practical ways to save time in the garden. So any plants that I can sow once and then harvest from for multiple years are always very welcome! 😊👍🏻🌱🌱🌱 And runner beans are one of those plants that are generally grown as annuals, but if protected, they can grow back each spring, and produce a crop of runner beans for several years from the same planting. 🌱🫘 I’m in zone 9a and it works well for

How I make fresh garden half runner green beans! #mountaincookinwithmissy #gardengreenbeans #gardenfood | Mountain Cookin’ with Missy

Runner beans. Save time and energy next year. No need to sow runner beans seeds next year if you already have them planted this year. Runner beans are actually tender perennials so will re-grow next year from their underground tubers if kept protected from the frosts. So this autumn, instead of pulling up your runner bean plants you can cut your runner bean plants back to ground level, and cover them with a lovely, cosy, warm mulch such as compost. Hopefully the underground tubers will survive t

I’m back home in gorgeous Brixham, Devon on the stunning English Riviera this weekend. My kitchen garden is in need of some TLC but I’ve recycled an old parasol to use as a training structure for my runner beans. You can also recycle old rotary washing lines. Thanks for watching. | Simon Akeroyd Garden Writer