Runners v french

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maxie

Joined: 23 Jun 2012
Posts: 31
Location: cumbria

Posted: Sun Jun 24, 12 10:24 pm Post subject: Runners v french
I love my french beans but the big runners just blow them away up here in cumbria,fair enough in a good summer the frenchies do for them,but if i didnt do the runners id get nout some years. What do ya think?

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 6:42 am Post subject:
Both. Just nothing broad.

Woodburner

Joined: 28 Apr 2006
Posts: 2904
Location: Essex

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 8:08 am Post subject:
I like them all but haven't had much luck with broad beans, nor really with french. Runners are a runaway success every time though, and you can really taste the difference from shop bought, too. (Why do they manage to pick french beans nice and tender but not runners? )

Mr O

Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Posts: 5512
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 5:49 pm Post subject:
I grew runners for years until I discovered stringlees french beans, I will stick with the french now, so easy to freeze etc compared to the stringy runners!

DawnMK

Joined: 01 Dec 2008
Posts: 895
Location: Buckinghamshire

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 6:00 pm Post subject:
french beans here we like the purple podded ones, also growing broad and beloty beans, dwarf and climbing french

Nature'sgrafter

Joined: 22 Feb 2012
Posts: 527
Location: Sanday , Orkney

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 6:57 pm Post subject:
I grow French beans, runner-beans and broad just for the flavour difference. It's all good

maxie

Joined: 23 Jun 2012
Posts: 31
Location: cumbria

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 8:44 pm Post subject:
I prefer french but ive planted some at the same time as runners and they are just sitting there sulking. Last year in a bad summer the climbing french done nothing,but the dwarfs did ok so ive gone for more dwarfs and less climbing french. Broad beans are the best though.

maxie

Joined: 23 Jun 2012
Posts: 31
Location: cumbria

Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 8:44 pm Post subject:
I prefer french but ive planted some at the same time as runners and they are just sitting there sulking. Last year in a bad summer the climbing french done nothing,but the dwarfs did ok so ive gone for more dwarfs and less climbing french. Broad beans are the best though.

sueshells

Joined: 20 Jan 2009
Posts: 690
Location: North Bucks

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 12 11:04 pm Post subject:
Runners for me - probably my favourite veg. I also grow climbing French but had so many of a flat-podded yellow one last year that I only planted a few this year......and of course they are doing nothing at all at the moment, just like my courgettes. I grow Broad beand but can't say that I am very enamoured of them - they are early though (usually - not this year).

Mr O

Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Posts: 5512
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted: Tue Jun 26, 12 11:20 pm Post subject:
Out of all the beans broad beans are my favorite, picked young , better than peas.

robkb

Joined: 29 May 2009
Posts: 4205
Location: SE London

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 12 7:38 am Post subject:

maxie wrote:

I prefer french but ive planted some at the same time as runners and they are just sitting there sulking.

Yeah, same here - the runners are halfway up the frame while the frenchies are about 9" tall and looking as grumpy as a plant can.

madcat

Joined: 24 May 2008
Posts: 1265
Location: worcester

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 12 8:59 pm Post subject:
Runners doing ok,french ones sulking.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 12 9:11 am Post subject:

Mr O wrote:

Out of all the beans broad beans are my favorite, picked young , better than peas.

I suggest you pick them as the first shoots appear. And concrete over the ground.

12Bore

Joined: 15 Jun 2008
Posts: 9089
Location: Paddling in the Mersey

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 12 10:30 am Post subject:

Mr O wrote:

Out of all the beans broad beans are my favorite, picked young , better than peas.

fantastic on toast when fried gently in bacon fat, with a little garlic and some tomatoes!

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