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Old July 10, 2018   #8
GrowingCoastal
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Originally Posted by Hatgirl View Post
Do all of you sow new runner beans each year or overwinter your plants instead? Here in Ireland we usually sow new ones, but I have one plant I've overwintered for nearly a decade.
Amazing to read that they can survive so long!
Overwintering has happened here but is not reliable year after year. Tree roots have taken over my garden area so I grow them in pots now where the roots freeze and die.
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