Growing runner beans in the garden

Runner beans in the garden

With a bed in a sunny, sheltered location and a loose, humus-rich soil, you give the runner beans good starting conditions. the sowing takes place from mid-May and after only ten weeks you can do the first pods to harvest.

Even if runner beans are easy to care for, there are a few things you should consider:

• Runner beans like it warm: Above all, the soil temperature should be measured before sowing or sowing. Plants are at least 10 degrees Celsius.
• optimal water supply: a moderately moist soil is sufficient during the germination period. If leaves and flowers show up, more frequent watering is required. The runner bean reacts sensitively
  Waterlogging.
• Runner beans moderate fertilize: By working compost into the garden soil, you are already providing sufficient nutrients. While growing you can Horn shavings(€ 32.93 at Amazon *) and low-nitrogen fertilizers are used.
• Don't forget your climbing aid

Climbing aid for runner beans

Runner beans climb to a height of 3 meters. In order for the tendrils to find a firm hold, the use of climbing aids is essential. Bean tents, which usually consist of bamboo poles or thin climbing rods and which are set up like tents in the bed, have proven themselves.

Runner beans for the field

Runner beans come in a variety of varieties. There are the classic green, the yellow, and the blue varieties. In addition to many resistant new breeds, centuries-old varieties have also proven themselves.

• Green bean: "Neckarkönigin" - the most tried and tested variety, stringless, 28 cm long, fleshy pods, weather-resistant
• yellow bean: "Neckargold" - fleshy bean, suitable for freezing
• blue bean: "Blauhilde" - threadless variety with 30 cm long, thick-fleshed pods, virus-resistant
• old variety: "Berner Landfrauen" - robust local variety, green pods with purple speckles, stringless, delicate taste, for vegetables and salads

Runner beans for the greenhouse

The “Rakker” variety is suitable for the greenhouse. The green spaghetti bean is only a maximum of 2 meters high.

Tips & Tricks

Runner beans go well in the herb and vegetable patch. In a mixed culture with garden cress and sage or with cucumber, cabbage, lettuce and zucchini, everyone benefits from the nitrogen-releasing and at the same time weakly eating runner beans.