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Get growing. I start my runner beans off indoors in late April on my sunny kitchen windowsill. I sow in individual 9cm (3½in) biodegradable fibre pots in peat-free multi-purpose compost. I place one bean directly in the centre, 5cm (2in) deep and keep the compost moist. The seeds will germinate and grow in just a week or two.
- How to grow Runner Beans | RHS Vegetables - RHS Gardening
Sow one bean into the centre, 5cm (2in) deep, and water...
- How to grow Runner Beans | RHS Vegetables - RHS Gardening
Sow one bean into the centre, 5cm (2in) deep, and water well. Keep in a warm, bright place, at over 12°C (54°F). Seedlings will grow rapidly and need watering regularly. The young plants can be moved outside once all risk of frost has passed, usually in late May or early June – see Planting out, below.
Clear Debris: I remove any weeds, rocks, or old plant material from the garden bed. Turn the Soil: Using a garden fork or tiller, I turn the soil to a depth of about 30 centimetres to aerate and loosen it. Add Organic Matter: I mix in 5 to 10 centimetres of well-rotted compost or aged manure into the turned soil.
7. Pinch out. When the runners reach the top of the canes, pinch out the tops (this means cutting the very tip off). This will encourage the plant to send out more shoots – and beans – below. 8. Pick. Pick, pick, pick. It’s very important to keep picking running beans – as this encourages the plant to grow more.
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Runner bean seeds or young plantsTrowelSeed tray or small potsMulti-purpose, peat-free compostIf you're growing runner beans from seed, sow a few extra as a back up in case some plants die. Either sow these directly in the soil or into modular seed trays or pots of peat-free, multi-purpose compost to germinate indoors.
Water the young plants regularly as they grow. They will be ready to plant out when the roots of the plants are well developed, but not pot-bound in the container. Before planting out, wait for all risk of frost to pass, and acclimatise them to outdoor temperatures for a week, by taking them out during the day and bringing them in again at night.
Water the plants thoroughly before planting out. Erect a wigwam of bamboo canes or sticks over well-prepared soil. Using a trowel, dig a hole at the base of each cane and set plants with the top of the root ball level with the surrounding soil. Fill around the roots with soil and firm the plant in, using your fingers. Water the plants well before a...
- BBC Gardeners' World Magazine
Sep 17, 2024 · For dwarf runner bean plants, this is 12-18in (30–45cm) wide. Climbing runner beans will need a pot 30in (75 m) wide and 18 in (45cm) deep, with a wigwam of 8ft (2.4m) canes inserted for support. Sow the seeds 2in (5cm) deep and 6in (15cm) apart into compost in their pots. Sow two seeds at the bottom of each cane and thin out to leave the ...
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Sowing runner beans indoors. Fill small pots with multipurpose compost. With a dibber or pencil, make a hole 5cm (2in) deep in the compost and drop in a bean seed. Plant one seed per pot and sow a few extra pots in case seeds fail to germinate or young plants are eaten by slugs and snails. Cover over with compost and firm it down gently.
