{"id":8520,"date":"2016-09-07T00:40:04","date_gmt":"2016-09-06T23:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=8520"},"modified":"2016-09-03T08:41:50","modified_gmt":"2016-09-03T07:41:50","slug":"runner-bean-organic-feast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/vegetables-herbs\/runner-bean-organic-feast\/","title":{"rendered":"Runner Bean Organic Feast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8521\" title=\"Runner Bean Flowers\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/013.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/013-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The early insect damage on my runner bean leaves (above) has not damaged the crop of beans. Cool evenings and warm sunny days with adequate rain, has helped produce a bumper crop of tender beans.<\/p>\n<h2>Tips For Runner Bean Next Year<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Add plenty of rotted compost this winter to increase the moisture holding ability of your soil.<\/li>\n<li>Grow in a sunny spot sheltered from strong winds.<\/li>\n<li>Stake to at least 6&#8242; high in a wigwam or A frame shape. I used old canes and they snapped in the wind so beware false economy.<\/li>\n<li>Plant more than one variety (I also planted heritage Painted Lady for the bi-coloured flowers).<\/li>\n<li>Runners need pollination by insects and this is helped when the air is a bit damp. If the weather is very dry, spray your plants with plain water.<\/li>\n<li>For organic veg I put up with some leaf damage rather than use chemicals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more tips on <a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/tips\/runner-bean-scarlet-emperor\/\">Growing Scarlet Emperor<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Saving Bean Seeds<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>When the beans start to fill out the pod and go starchy the seed is ready for saving for next years crop.<\/li>\n<li>Let the pod dry out then keep the seed cool and dry for next year.<\/li>\n<li>Save enough to give some seed to neighbors.<\/li>\n<li>A good big one will beat a good small one so select prime seeds to save.<\/li>\n<li>Even runts will probably grow OK but damage seed should not be kept.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The early insect damage on my runner bean leaves (above) has not damaged the crop of beans. Cool evenings and warm sunny days with adequate rain, has helped produce a bumper crop of tender beans. Tips For Runner Bean Next Year Add plenty of rotted compost this winter to increase the moisture holding ability of your soil. Grow in a sunny spot sheltered from strong winds. Stake to at least 6&#8242; high in a wigwam or A frame shape. I&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/vegetables-herbs\/runner-bean-organic-feast\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vegetables-herbs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8520\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}