Author Topic: Best runner beans ? (Read 9930 times)

Westie · « **on:** March 16, 2008, 15:57:35 »

Any recommendations please, for the best tasting variety of stringless runner beans ?

debjay · « **Reply #1 on:** March 16, 2008, 15:59:09 »

Last year we tried Enorma and Scarlet Emperor. Both very nice and tasty ;D
Debs

redimp · « **Reply #2 on:** March 16, 2008, 16:49:24 »

Wisleys Magic is the one that wins all the awards. I like Painted Lady but they run to string quite quickly. This year I am growing Lady Di which I have grow before and are really nice despite me not liking the name. They are an attractive bean as well.

manicscousers · « **Reply #3 on:** March 16, 2008, 16:49:59 »

painted lady ;D

Trevor_D · « **Reply #4 on:** March 16, 2008, 16:58:54 »

Enorma's my favourite, too. (And very prolific.) Painted Lady looks fabulous, but agree with redclanger, they turn knobbly & stringy rather quickly. White Lady is far better, but looks a nothing unless you grow sweet peas up the wigwam as well.

Biscombe · « **Reply #5 on:** March 16, 2008, 17:09:55 »

white lady here due to the mega hot weather, white flowered varieties seem to set better

Lucho · « **Reply #6 on:** March 16, 2008, 17:25:48 »

I've always grown Polestar. Tasty and stringless!

tim · « **Reply #7 on:** March 16, 2008, 17:29:50 »

I defy anyone to identify varieties in a blind tasting. They're all delicious but some, like White Lady, are more reliable & others, like Enorma, are grown commercially. For good reason!

I like a mix of flower colour.

Suzanne · « **Reply #8 on:** March 16, 2008, 17:40:10 »

Same here Tim. I am growing Sunbright (trying to remember the name without looking through the seed box) for the first time this year as it has golden leaves.

All runners are okay as long as you pick them when they are young.

Jeannine · « **Reply #9 on:** March 16, 2008, 17:47:06 »

I also agree about the taste there is not the same differnces as in French beans, I do think some are prolific than others but I like a variation in colour too.

XX Jeannine

sawfish · « **Reply #10 on:** March 16, 2008, 18:47:08 »

White Lady is definitely the sweetest one I've grown, the pods look more gnarly but the flavour is better. I grew 5 varieties that year.

tomatoada · « **Reply #11 on:** March 16, 2008, 18:52:33 »

I too think Lady Di are good.

betula · « **Reply #12 on:** March 16, 2008, 19:02:09 »

Last season I grew White lady and Scarlet Emperor.Both prolific and good taste. :)

theothermarg · « **Reply #13 on:** March 16, 2008, 19:19:53 »

Mergoles (mr fothergills) did very well last year, they are white flowered and stringless so I am sticking to them this year
marg

Dadnlad · « **Reply #14 on:** March 16, 2008, 19:37:51 »

Another stringless vote for Lady Di from us ;)
Butler runs a close second, and Fergie has been good in the past

Rhubarb Thrasher · « **Reply #15 on:** March 16, 2008, 19:44:30 »

Lady Di?
Butler?
Fergie?

do you grow Al Fayed as well?

lorna · « **Reply #16 on:** March 16, 2008, 20:08:50 »

Have grown Lady Di and thought them excellent. Couldn't get them locally so on the recommendation of sister-in-law I have grown Enorma for past 2 years and agree they are good, growing them again this year

Eristic · « **Reply #17 on:** March 16, 2008, 20:42:52 »

My favourite is Red Flame. Early, prolific, stringless and can be eaten raw.

valmarg · « **Reply #18 on:** March 16, 2008, 21:37:30 »

Red Rum for the earliest tastiest crops.

Also grow Lady Di, White Lady, Fergi. White Apollo.

I think Red Rum is the most prolific/tasty, and earliest of the varieties we grow.

Shall be trialling Wisley Magic this year.

valmarg

Rhys · « **Reply #19 on:** March 17, 2008, 10:18:45 »

I grew White Lady for the 1st time last year for my early crop in the hot weather, terrific flower set and taste, stringless too.

For a later crop I have grown Enorma, Butler, Best of All, Wisley Magic, Painted Lady, Scarlet Emperor but found Polestar to be very good.

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