Here are some tips for growing runner beans. Pole beans need a partially shaded location, need a lot of watering and need climbing aids.
Pole beans in the garden are very popular. They are easy to care for and take up little space because they grow upwards. So here are some tips for cultivation of runner beans and for care.
- Polar beans prefer semi-shade and moist soil. In contrast to bush beans, they need more water, so water them plentifully.
- So that they develop nicely, place the hanging shoots around the climbing aids in a clockwise direction. You can also tie them up at first, but over time this will no longer be necessary.
- You can harvest the runner beans about 10 weeks after you have sowed them. At least for the first time, because the beans bear fruit until late autumn and can therefore be harvested again and again.
- The beans are broken off directly on the thin stem or cut off with a knife. Don't tear it out, otherwise the fruit will be damaged and the bean can no longer be processed whole.
- If you want beans again next year, let a few beans ripen. However, postpone this until the end of the season, otherwise the plant will produce less.