I've had great success growing wax beans in (4 gal?) containers for two years now. I have also grown scarlet runners in 5 gal pots for the hummingbirds and they only stop producing beans when it gets too hot but they keep producing flowers for the birds. In a much larger container I have grown an old fashioned runner type with good results as well. I use a peat perlite #4 mix with compost and not much fertilizer. Also use a pan to retain water under the pots when it starts to get hot.
I have a heck of a time here getting beans past the wood bugs when they are grown in the ground and now that I am older I'd rather not bend to the ground to pick bush types so pots up on something works for me.
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