Scarlet Runner Bean
Grow it Forward Heirloom Plant
Germ
5-8 days
Depth
1 to 1 ½ in
Spacing
4 to 6 in
Row Spacing
12-36 in
Sunlight
Full Sun
Planting Time
Spring
Harvest
50-75 days
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Care instructions
80 days.Used by native Americans, large, beautiful, vigorous vines grow over 10'. Flowers are very ornamental, in clusters of the brightest scarlet. Good for snap, shell or dry beans. The huge seeds are very colorful, violet purple mottled in black. These beans like fairly cool weather.
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Another New World native. Grown like ordinary beans with one major difference: they prefer cooler temperatures. Sow in spring about two weeks before last frost; young seedlings tolerate a light frost. Plant the large seeds 1-3 inches deep, 4-6 inches apart at base of trellis or other support. Use the robust pods as snaps, or allow the seed to mature further for shell or dried use. Hot summer weath... more »
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