Runner Beans
Painted Lady Bean
BN029
80 days. This heirloom variety is a show-stopper. Grown in gardens since the early 1800s, this runner bean develops a beautiful flower with red standards, white wings and keel. The 6 foot tall plants produce sweet, rough, flat pods up to 10 inches long, filled with streaked, pinkish-brown seeds.
Open Pollinated
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"Phaseolus coccineus Native to Mexico, runner beans tolerate cool, partially shaded areas better than other beans and make a gorgeous annual landscaping ornamental. For fresh eating pick when the beans are just starting to form in the pod.
CULTURE: Runner beans are easy to grow but are slow to produce flowers in hot dry weather. Unlike other beans, runner bean flowers require pollination to set pods. Keep plants well watered and mulch to keep their roots cool. Runner beans germinate best in soil at 65-85°F and emerge 8-16 days later. Refer to the bush and pole bean cultures (below) for more growing tips.
SEED SPECS: Minimum germination standard: 80%. Usual seed life: 2-3 years. One ounce typically sows 12-15 row feet; 1/2 pound is 8 ounces. Seed counts are listed in the variety descriptions.
Sampler: 1 ounce. Packet: 2 ounces.
BUSH BEAN CULTURE: Bush beans are one of the most trouble-free garden crops and mature just ahead of pole beans. Beans like warm soil and will not germinate if the soil temperature is below 60°F. You can expect emergence in 8-16 days depending on the variety. In a well worked bed, plant the seeds 2-4 inches apart and 1 inch deep in rows 18-36 inches apart. Thinning is rarely necessary. Beans are relatively light feeders. One cup of our complete fertilizer per 10 row feet will provide adequate nutrition. Excess nitrogen results in excess foliage with poor pod set and delayed maturity. Optimum pH is in the range of 5.5-6.5, mildly acidic. Beans are shallow rooted and can require up to 1/4 inch of water a day during hot weather. Mulch around the roots to help conserve moisture.
POLE BEAN CULTURE: In the early days, pole beans were planted at the base of rough wooden poles and the vines clung to the bark as they twined upward. Today most gardeners grow pole beans on trellises. To make a trellis, stretch two wires between two stout posts. The first wire should be about 10 inches above the ground and the second wire at about 5-6 feet. Tie bean string to one wire and begin making a ''V'' shaped trellis by zigzagging the string between the two wires and wrapping around each wire about every 8 inches. Rough string will stimulate the bean vine's twining habit. Sow seeds when the soil temperature is above 60°F, 1 inch deep, 2-4 inches apart, along the bottom of the trellis, in rows 3-4 feet apart. If planting to grow on poles, plant 6 seeds at the base of each pole. Grow and fertilize like bush beans.
Key to Bean Disease Resistance/Tolerance
A........Resistant to Anthracnose
BV......Resistant to Bean Common Mosaic Viruses
R........Tolerant to Rust"
CULTURE: Runner beans are easy to grow but are slow to produce flowers in hot dry weather. Unlike other beans, runner bean flowers require pollination to set pods. Keep plants well watered and mulch to keep their roots cool. Runner beans germinate best in soil at 65-85°F and emerge 8-16 days later. Refer to the bush and pole bean cultures (below) for more growing tips.
SEED SPECS: Minimum germination standard: 80%. Usual seed life: 2-3 years. One ounce typically sows 12-15 row feet; 1/2 pound is 8 ounces. Seed counts are listed in the variety descriptions.
Sampler: 1 ounce. Packet: 2 ounces.
BUSH BEAN CULTURE: Bush beans are one of the most trouble-free garden crops and mature just ahead of pole beans. Beans like warm soil and will not germinate if the soil temperature is below 60°F. You can expect emergence in 8-16 days depending on the variety. In a well worked bed, plant the seeds 2-4 inches apart and 1 inch deep in rows 18-36 inches apart. Thinning is rarely necessary. Beans are relatively light feeders. One cup of our complete fertilizer per 10 row feet will provide adequate nutrition. Excess nitrogen results in excess foliage with poor pod set and delayed maturity. Optimum pH is in the range of 5.5-6.5, mildly acidic. Beans are shallow rooted and can require up to 1/4 inch of water a day during hot weather. Mulch around the roots to help conserve moisture.
POLE BEAN CULTURE: In the early days, pole beans were planted at the base of rough wooden poles and the vines clung to the bark as they twined upward. Today most gardeners grow pole beans on trellises. To make a trellis, stretch two wires between two stout posts. The first wire should be about 10 inches above the ground and the second wire at about 5-6 feet. Tie bean string to one wire and begin making a ''V'' shaped trellis by zigzagging the string between the two wires and wrapping around each wire about every 8 inches. Rough string will stimulate the bean vine's twining habit. Sow seeds when the soil temperature is above 60°F, 1 inch deep, 2-4 inches apart, along the bottom of the trellis, in rows 3-4 feet apart. If planting to grow on poles, plant 6 seeds at the base of each pole. Grow and fertilize like bush beans.
Key to Bean Disease Resistance/Tolerance
A........Resistant to Anthracnose
BV......Resistant to Bean Common Mosaic Viruses
R........Tolerant to Rust"
