Runner Beans: 2026Updated: June 2nd, 2026
Created: February 28th, 2026Diary of Soaking, Potting and Planting out
Runners:
Buff with Brown

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

- 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

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

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
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 ✅





























