My runners, along with all the rest of my crops, have been a total failure this year.
I had six plants in pairs up polls. One pair was eaten by the slimers when small. Another pair grew a bit, then gave up and refuse to grow anymore. The final pair grew and grew, hit the tops of the polls, flowered, set beans, then got some kind of blight. >:(
There's a bit of empathy.
I've had the flowers and beans dropping off before and always thought it was in connection with the plant being too dry. Is that possible this year?