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February 24, 2019

Of course, Blue Lake is a Phaseolus vulgaris, not a runner bean which is a Phaseolus coccineus.

I have grown St George which was the top producer in a big trial that was run at the Royal Horticultural Society garden at Wisley. I can't remember how tall it got, but I don't think it was short. My runner beans are usually way over my head. I grow them up individual bamboo canes which I can then bend down to reach the beans at the top.

I did grow some short runners from Native Seeds Search. They climbed up a bit and then produced a lot of branches. There is a special term for this kind of growth that I forget.

February 24, 2019	#6
LDiane Guest Posts: n/a	Of course, Blue Lake is a Phaseolus vulgaris, not a runner bean which is a Phaseolus coccineus. I have grown St George which was the top producer in a big trial that was run at the Royal Horticultural Society garden at Wisley. I can't remember how tall it got, but I don't think it was short. My runner beans are usually way over my head. I grow them up individual bamboo canes which I can then bend down to reach the beans at the top. I did grow some short runners from Native Seeds Search. They climbed up a bit and then produced a lot of branches. There is a special term for this kind of growth that I forget.