Thanks for posting! I have that link favorited in my bookmarks :). I wasn't sure if pole and runner beans were the same... apparently runners don't do that well down in South Florida so I wasn't sure if it was alright to plant them. But, I agree now is probably the best time, or just after the summer.

Hi Sandra

From what I heard runner beans don't do well in the South. In my experience and I am in zone 9b, they are not that productive and when the heat arrives they shut down. Not like pole beans which are different and they can take the warmer weather, some gardeners do well with half runners.

When I planted them, they did look pretty with the flowers and I got some beans. If you plant them, do the same time like planting peas in your zone.

Silvia

Hi Silvia,

I've heard the same thing about runner beans. I have Insuk's Wang Kong which is supposed to grow well in the South.

Thanks for the advice! I'm planning on planting my peas this next week so I guess I'll be planting my runner beans as well :). Do you remember how long it took for your runner beans to start producing? From what I can tell they take longer than pole beans.

Sandra

Sandra, I have a collection of beans some of them are the Scarlet, Painted Lady, Insuk's and some others that are Italian. I don't really remember how long they took from planting to seed, I think they took the same time like the fava beans and the chickpeas, a longer time than the pole. Some scarlet beans do well in Arizona so you never know.

Good luck with your planting and you can always grow the pole varieties and be successful, they do great for me.

Silvia

Silvia, wow look like you have a nice variety. Thanks for wishing me luck! I'll plant them and see how they do :) I regularly grow a few pole beans already and they've always done well so hopefully I can add runners to my bean list as well.

I planted Painted Lady and Scarlet runner beans for a few years and they went crazy, vining all over creation. Didn't stop blooming till frost. I bought some Hyacinth Bean seeds last spring but never got around to planting them. I have to remember to do that this year lol.

~SJN