Topic: Keeping Runner Beans As Seeds

[Uncle Joshua]

What is the best way to keep runner beans for seed? should they dry out on the plant and does the size of the bean matter?

[telboy]

Mick,
I would suggest leaving them on the plant, the beans will be matured.
Size isn't so important but if you have enough, keep the large ones!

[Fork]

I leave mine on the plant for as long as I dare,ie,before any frosts come along.

I then lay them out in some seed trays do dry in the shed for a while.

Then pop them into a paper bag and put them in one of my drawers until next year.

[cornykev]

Last year was my first year of seed saving Mick and exactly as Telboy and Fork said is the way I did it, the longest beans are normally the least best tasty so leave the bigger ones on and you get more seeds in them, leave on as long as possible then dry, paper bag and I put them in a drawer, in fact I have just repeated what both of them have said but I can't be bothered to delete. Happy seed saving.  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[telboy]

cornykev,
You know it makes sense!

[MrsKP]

I leave mine on the plant for as long as I dare,ie,before any frosts come along.

I then lay them out in some seed trays do dry in the shed for a while.

Then pop them into a paper bag and put them in one of my drawers until next year.

depodded presumably ?  ???

[gordonsveg]

 8)  Uncomfortable Fork or what?

[cornykev]

They must get sweaty.   ;D ;D ;D

[Uncle Joshua]

Thanks for the advise guys.  :)