tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post447620547369985643..comments2024-03-28T08:49:31.549+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Scarlet RunnersCro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44728126378852563912013-04-27T07:52:10.226+01:002013-04-27T07:52:10.226+01:00What a sheltered life I've lead... I wasn'...What a sheltered life I've lead... I wasn't aware of these beans. This will be my first year trying to grown runner beans so I wish you and I equal amounts of luck in our quest!Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73575859825647899582013-04-26T20:05:57.249+01:002013-04-26T20:05:57.249+01:00I think Scarlet runners are such pretty beans, alt...I think Scarlet runners are such pretty beans, although the ones i grow here are black and pink speckled ones. The hummingbirds visit when i plant Scarlet runners as they are attracted to red flowers (so i've heard. We also have jewelweed aplenty here, and they love that).<br /><br />Even if don't eat many of them, i also like that they fix nitrogen in the soil, like all bean plants. They also trellis easily and offer some shade if i want to grow lettuce in high summertime and not have it bolt right away.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-945347103219771892013-04-26T19:33:04.661+01:002013-04-26T19:33:04.661+01:00good luck with the planting! How wonderful to car...good luck with the planting! How wonderful to carry on such a long family tradition and seed line. That's pretty remarkable.Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78406551388806126162013-04-26T16:46:40.565+01:002013-04-26T16:46:40.565+01:00I do hope they grow for you so they can be passed ...I do hope they grow for you so they can be passed on down the line. I do the same with my grandfather’s geraniums, making cuttings every spring so the line can be shared with family in future. I think every gardener has a bit of history like your beans.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89322224879603713532013-04-26T11:39:15.640+01:002013-04-26T11:39:15.640+01:00What a fret piece of family history....keep it goi...What a fret piece of family history....keep it going for the grand kids!Harvey can have scarlet runner vines growing up his tree house ladder....he can feel like Jack.Spinners End Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378599044206074919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89719173505501300862013-04-26T09:48:16.915+01:002013-04-26T09:48:16.915+01:00It's funny how some vegetables have very fast ...It's funny how some vegetables have very fast names - like F1s, Rocket and Greyhound lettice.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64257996173164660152013-04-26T08:05:29.455+01:002013-04-26T08:05:29.455+01:00They look in good condition. Try soaking some in w...They look in good condition. Try soaking some in water overnight before sowing.gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85289613552129593912013-04-26T07:13:52.785+01:002013-04-26T07:13:52.785+01:00That gives me hope!That gives me hope!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80204922550389413352013-04-26T07:12:39.684+01:002013-04-26T07:12:39.684+01:00Fingers crossed that they will grow - I was once g...Fingers crossed that they will grow - I was once given some runner bean seed that had been kept going since WWII - they did fine.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.com