planting runner bean seeds Scarlet Emperor Runner Bean

planting runner bean seeds Scarlet Emperor Runner BeanScarlet Runner Beans possess an amazing zeal for life. They do one thing and do it well: grow like mad. This does mean that you should be careful where you plant it. But it also means that you're nearly guaranteed a beautiful mass of pretty green leaves, striking red blossoms, and easy to grow food: the beans are edible as young pods but traditionally this is a soup bean. Harvest after the pods have dried. Need a spot that needs summertime screening?

Scarlet Runner Beans possess an amazing zeal for life. They do one thing and do it well: grow like mad. This does mean that you should be careful where you plant it. But it also means that you're nearly guaranteed a beautiful mass of pretty green leaves, striking red blossoms, and easy-to-grow food: the beans are edible as young pods but traditionally this is a soup bean. Harvest after the pods have dried. Need a spot that needs summertime screening? Sow some scarlet runners and watch your view improve--fast. Needs little tending; just keep the weeds down when young, then watch them go!

These four photos are from Seed Library member Alice Velky who has been gardening since the age of 7 when she was put in charge of her family's strawberry patch. She still enjoys playing in the dirt, watching things grow and eating them.