Beans

Scarlet runners to be exact. You can never buy them, you have to know a good gardener or grow them yourself. In the olden days you could plant the and they would come up every year giving a bigger and bigger crop and you would not need to put in new plants for at least 5 years, now they last just the one crop and some times it’s not much of a crop. I planted them early and they leafed out and grew pretty fast, not much blossom and I have been checking regularly for beans as they take a up a big section of garden. I finally spotted some potential beans – only two clumps but I will watch them carefully. My gardening friends have been getting beans for weeks so I decided to dive in underneath and see if I have been missing something. One giant bean, that’s it. I am making it my mission to find some old heritage beans, this is my 4th year of trying to grow Scarlett runners and each time it’s been a disappointment. I have tried the packet of seeds, the seedlings from different locations, I am determined …. Watch for next years crop.