Runner beans, Phaseolus coccineus, are a wonder food. Throughout the second half of summer and into early autumn, they produce an abundance of green pods , when well watered.
I show also how you can grow runner the plants for dry beans, to store and eat later. You’ll see sowing timings, planting methods, spacing, watering, and how to decide whether to harvest early green pods, or leave pods to mature fully on the plant.
When you leave the pods to dry, the seeds inside them are both delicious and nutritious - high in protein and low in carbohydrates. Be sure to boil them for a minimum 10 minutes.
The flavour of these Czar beans is quite wondrous.
🎥 Filmed May to August 2025 by Carly Dutton-Edwards
In Homeacres No Dig Garden, Somerset, UK
🎵 Music: Rory Dunwoodie, @rorydinwoodiemusic IG: rorydinwoodiemusic
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00:00 Introduction
01:14 Two methods for harvesting
01:30 Plants killed by frost, need for warmth
02:15 Recommended sowing date
02:57 Potential pests
03:24 Use of canes and structures
04:10 23rd May - one week since transplanting
05:11 Teepee of sticks, spacing of plants
05:39 Comparison of seedlings in tray with ones planted a week previously
06:02 Transplanting into dibbed holes, depth of planting
07:45 Plants sending out stems to grow around canes
08:31 Watering
09:13 18th July - warm weather, watering method
09:46 Beans starting to appear, options for harvest
12:01 Teepees and spacing
12:23 No dig pathways, benefit of open-sided beds
13:06 Flowers on plants and removing lateral stems
14:13 Mid-August - maturity of beans
15:09 Harvesting dry beans and saving seed
17:42 Watering
18:47 Removing flowers, pruning excess growth
