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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Uncle Joshua on September 02, 2007, 13:15:17

Title: Keeping Runner Beans As Seeds
Post by: Uncle Joshua on September 02, 2007, 13:15:17

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?

Title: Re: Keeping Runner Beans As Seeds
Post by: telboy on September 02, 2007, 17:27:45

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!

Title: Re: Keeping Runner Beans As Seeds
Post by: Fork on September 02, 2007, 18:07:46

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.

Title: Re: Keeping Runner Beans As Seeds
Post by: cornykev on September 03, 2007, 16:44:11

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

Title: Re: Keeping Runner Beans As Seeds
Post by: telboy on September 05, 2007, 22:17:10

cornykev,
You know it makes sense!

Title: Re: Keeping Runner Beans As Seeds
Post by: MrsKP on September 06, 2007, 06:34:18

Quote from: Fork on September 02, 2007, 18:07:46

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 ?  ???

Title: Re: Keeping Runner Beans As Seeds
Post by: gordonsveg on September 06, 2007, 16:07:10

 8)  Uncomfortable Fork or what?

Title: Re: Keeping Runner Beans As Seeds
Post by: cornykev on September 06, 2007, 16:11:55

They must get sweaty.   ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Keeping Runner Beans As Seeds
Post by: Uncle Joshua on September 07, 2007, 20:51:35

Thanks for the advise guys.  :)