Runner Beans: 2026

Diary of Soaking, Potting and Planting out

See Growing beds: 2026

Runners:

Buff with Brown

After soaking

First lot

  • March 19th: Soaking 12 | March 23rd: · 6
  • · March 22nd: 6 | March 23rd: 6 ✅

Second lot

  • May 23rd: Soaking 24 | May 26th: All in yellow tub | ❜ May 30th: 12
  • 🌱 May 31st: 19

Brown with Buff

First Lot

After soaking
  • May 20th: Soaking 12 | · May 23rd: 6 | May 24th: 12 | 🌱 May 28th: 12 ✅

Second Lot

  • May 23rd: Soaking 21 | May 26th: All in washing bowl. | · May 28th: 20 ✅ | ❜ May 30th: 4 | 🌱 May 31st: 12 | May 31st: 20 ✅

White

After soaking

Lot 1

  • Feb 28th Soaking 12 ~ two months earlier than last year � So they have been slow to grow even in the green house.
  • Mar · 3rd  3 | 4th -> 5
  • Mar ❜ 15th  2 |  17th  5. Thinking of planting out though night temp down to 3°C � but under jars, maybe cover at night with some insulation.
  • 🌱  Mar 16th 5

Lot 2

  • Mar 19th Soaking 12
  • · March 23rd: 4 | March 25th: 8 ✅
  • ❜  May 12th: 7 |  May 13th: +4 |  May 15th: +1 | 🌱  May 15th: 12 ✅

Mauve/Pink with Specks

After soaking

First Lot

  • April 9th Soaking 12 April 12th · 12
  • April 18th ❜ 11 | Didn't notice them sprouting � | April 19th 🌱 12

Second Lot

  • May 4th: Soaking 17 | · May 7th: 17
  • ❜  May 12th: 4 | May 13th: +8 |   May 14th: +8 | May 15th: +1 | 🌱 May 15th: 17 ✅

Third Lot

  • May 23rd: Soaking 15 | May 26th: SS bowl in wheelbarrow | · May 29th: 11 | ❜ May 29th: 2
  • 🌱 May 31st: 8 | June 2nd: 10

Dark (purple/black) with Light Specks

Dark Purple/Black with Light/White flecks
Eight podded in 2024

First Lot

  • April 9th Soaking 12 April 12th · 12
  • April 18th ❜ 12 | 🌱 12 | Didn't notice them sprouting �

Second Lot

  • May 7th Soaking 18 | · May 10th 12 | May 11th 18 ❜ | May 16th 2 | May 17th 5 | May 19th 17 | 🌱 May 20th 18 ✅