Bean : Runner Bean : Red Rum

Bean : Runner Bean : Red Rum

1 packet (40 beans) @ $4.65

Catalog Code: 88

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Bean : Runner Bean : Red Rum

Vegetable

  • Days to Harvest: 85 Days
  • Ideal for: Children

Description

A very early cropper producing lots of pods and very little foliage, resulting in a tremendous crop of succulent 6-8in pods. Excellent for organic gardeners as this variety is Halo Blight tolerant. This means it will keep on cropping while other varieties are going down with this disease.(Please Note: Seed saved from this hybrid will not come true.)

Sowing Instructions

Sowing time:After last frost so that pods will mature in the cooler weather of late summer to early fall

Prefers to be grown in fertile, moist yet well drained soil which has had plenty of well rotted compost dug into it the previous autumn. To ensure pods mature in cool weather in mid-summer to mature in fall, sow directly into the garden when there is no risk of frost 5cm (2in) deep, 2 seeds every 30cm (12in) in rows 38cm (15in) apart.

Growing Instructions

Remove weaker seedlings after germination. Make sure your soil is warm and avoid it becoming baked hard. Provide poles, trellis or mesh for them to climb. Flowers require pollination to set pods, unlike pole or snap beans.

Aftercare Instructions

Water regularly and liquid feed every 14 days as the beans form. A thick mulch will help conserve moisture. Pick the beans regularly a little on the young side to ensure top quality and prolonged cropping. (60 days to harvest).

Caution

Please note that beans must be cooked before eating to avoid discomfort.