20-09-2010, 04:06 PM
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Re: Runner Beans, (removing the tops )
When I grew my own veg I used to nip the tops off after 5 shoots, the same as with Tomatoes.The goodness all goes to the shoots that way and is not wasted climbing to the top of the plant.
The further water has to climb the less the plants growth fills out.
20-09-2010, 10:32 PM
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Originally Posted by galty
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If you do.Put in about 6 seeds about 2 ft apart and 2ft each side.
Make sure you nip out the leader at about a 1ft of the ground and subsequent leaders
27-09-2010, 08:36 PM
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Re: Runner Beans, (removing the tops )
I saw in this month's gardeners world magazine someone who trained the beans up a fence then across a structure like a pergola (the beans have to be tied in as they want to grow upwards not across). Then it was an easy matter of walking through the pergola and picking the beans that were hanging down.I like the look of wigwams (how I grew mine this year) but find they tend to get all snarled up at the top. I may try some variation of the pergola next year.
Runner beans are my all time fave veg
06-10-2010, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Nippy
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I will definately be pinching next year and see what happens 
I pinched out and I had a decent crop. This was the first year on the allotment and the soil had not been dug before or improved with manure - I expect to give away far more beans next year than this now I have worked the soil
28-06-2011, 06:36 PM
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Re: Runner Beans, (removing the tops )
Originally Posted by dandysmom
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Wow, they look nice, Meg! Looks as if you have a very attractive garden!
shall I send you some 
My garden is only small, I wish it was bigger !
I only put the raised beds in a couple of years ago and they have been very productive.
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