Mom and the beanstalk
Mom was very taken by our scarlet runner beans
when she came over. She felt like I hadn't given an accurate picture of
their impressive height and spread on the blog...but I'm afraid I've
still been unable to capture the full awesomeness of this bean. The
photo above shows beans who have only had about two and a half weeks to
grow up their trellis. They've been at roof height for half that time!
The plants in the first
picture haven't bushed out enough to provide much shade yet, but the
ones on last year's trellis on the south side of the trailer are already
doing a pretty good job breaking the summer sun. A hummingbird comes to
these plants each morning --- a perfect view to eat my breakfast to.
And, look, beans already being set to feed us this winter!
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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I remember seeing your recipe for the dried scarlet runner beans, but have you tried eating them fresh yet?
We planted some scarlet runners this year (based partly on your posts here), side by side with Kentucky Wonder, and the fresh green scarlet runners are orders of magnitude better than the Kentucky Wonder. They're juicy, meaty, and full of flavor. They've definitely earned a full-time spot in our garden, so thanks for the inspiration!