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Hi there,

This week we popped to the lottie to find our runner beans have really grown, we had 3 beans which were 16 inches long.

Click here to see our Monster Runner beans

How are yours? do you have one to beat 16 inches? are yours small this year? or have all your plants diesn off without forming beans? we would like to know, pictures would also be great.

Other news this week is swedes forming, pumpkins galore,straberry runners and continuing harvests.

Regards
Lottieblogs

13 inches so far, but I haven't really looked. 


In the name of competition, though, I'll take a look tomorrow.   ;)


Variety?   Mine's Enorma.

Congratulations... ;D

That will take some beating

Lauren  ;D

Size isn't every thing...  :-[

My big ones are chopped up and in the freezer......and I aint getting them back out and sticking them together again for anyone ;D

It'll be stringy and horrible anyway.  ;D I pick mine when they are short and tender.

it wasnt left by choice, its a weeks holiday for ya :-)

Got one this morning 17 and a half inched long :o,not stringy and horrible,picture to follow when I can get the camera to work!! ;D

Here it is in all its glory 8)

Please excuse the bit of my foot at the bottom of the pic!

That'll be tender!

I can beat that!!...18'' long!....3 of them!. Cooked one tonight to see if worth freezing..and beautiful n tender,not stringy at all. :)

Quote from: lottiewood on August 31, 2007, 19:35:14
I can beat that!!...18'' long!....3 of them!. Cooked one tonight to see if worth freezing..and beautiful n tender,not stringy at all. :)

Hold on to your hat Lottiewood,Ive got some more getting longer by the minute ;) ;D

Oh and by the way,where is the picture of these three beauties??

Erm...dunno how to post pics  :-[...but they r in freezer now!

Hmmmmmmmm!  No beans yet.  Loads of green leaves lots of offshoots but no flowers and no beans.  the plants have been in since May.

beetroots are small, leeks stopped growing and i have not had a courgette.  carrots and Parsnips are growing but I am afraid to look at them.  Onions have been good and so have the dwarf french beans.  The broad beans went black very quickly, the cabbage have been eaten by the pigeons.  the toms are green but growing.

Anyway it has kept me off the streets :o)

Bill

20.5 inches! This was tender and eaten shortly afterwards.

http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments_Vegetables_Beans_Runner.html

ooo ur in the lead !

A measly 14.5" for me... :(....but I've left the bigger ones on the plant.   ;D

Can't see them beating 20.5 though.