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I have tried various methods too LD blanching /not blanching young beans and I would say they remain edible for a few weeks but like Barry I won't bother again not that I have any to freeze this year with my blackfly infested crop.

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I froze last years crop, I must admit that they did spend 6 months or so in tge freezer and when used they were a bit stringy and lacked flavour

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Oh well, Looks like we will be having bean sandwiches this evening.

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I just couldn’t grow a bean this year! Even in their own small pots, they just wouldn’t grow. I usually have small bean plants in the ground by 13th May
I perservered and l now have grown four plants. They are really behind but maybe, l might get a few?

I cut up any surplus beans very finely and freeze them, no blanching as l feel it makes them slushy.
I usually steam them from frozen with lots of other fresh vegetables and they aren’t so bad.

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Thanks Art.

How strange you couldn't grow them earlier.

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Plenty of beans here folks, just roll up and pick your own you're welcome...

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Longy, It happened the same to me a few years ago and l had to buy bean plants in the end.

I think, l might’ve watered them too much and they rotted?

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Barry, I haven’t even got flowers on the four plants yet!

I have got runner beans for dinner today though. A boy in my daughter’s class lives on a farm and he brought in a selection of vegetables for her as a leaving present.

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Just eaten some of the first batch. They were fantastic, so tasty compared to shop bought.

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Strange how fortunes differ though, my runners have been brilliant but I lost the whole crop of french beans to a combination of blackfly and weevils eating the roots, but hey that's gardening, win a few lose a few...