Runner bean hestia ( dwarf )

[Riz]

salaam.

i germinated around a dozen of these beans in small pots.. these are the dwarf variety so don't need any bamboo canes or trellis for support.. I will grow some in pots and the rest in the ground, i only germinated them 2 days ago but they need 7 to 10 days to sprout indoors..

here is a pic of it http://www.suttons.co.uk/Shop/Vegetable+Plants/Bean+-+Dwarf+Runner+Bean+Hestia+236741.htm

[Riz]

still have lots left, so if any members want to try them.. hit me up with a P.M :)

[Riz]

here is a bigger pic

[Nife180]

Salam,
Are these one of the legumes that fix nitrogen into the soil?

[~Obsidian~]

WaAlaykum AsSalaam,

Yes Nife, I do believe they are. If you've ever pulled out a bean plant, you can see that the root has a thick and pinkish nodule within which the rhizobium has established itself.

[Riz]

well germination in 4 days, and almost 100%

[Riz]

aghhhhh!!

stretchy seedlings.. maybe i started them way too soon.. hahaha !!! i should know better :)

[~Obsidian~]

Lol

[Tania]

Will sustain each other :) if the tall is 50 cm do they need cane ?

[Riz]

^ thats under 20 inches.. it should be ok without canes...


here are some i sowed in one pot, ill repot them later on...

[ze leetle elper]

french beans:

[Riz]

^ very good, you are a head of me though :)

here are mine, still in seedling pots :)

[~Obsidian~]

^ the leaves look very lush!

[ze leetle elper]

My bean plants (above) are now well over 6ft tall lol and are flowering white flowers!!! Inshaallah looking forward to seeing some beans soon! :)

[Riz]

hi zee

they look nice, mine are the dwarf variety so don't need any support and they are flowering.. its my first time growing beans although i have grown garden peas before..

[Tania]

I grow dwarf variety too and the plants donât have vines, at least until now:
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/7424/004eyb.jpg
I like how colorful are the flowers Riz

[ze leetle elper]

My french runner bean plant is now well over 8ft tall..I've run out of stick to let it climb so it growing into thin air loool :D

Lots of beans on it now! They are really long like minimum 5 or 6 inches! Mashaallah! :cheerleader:

[~Obsidian~]

:D masha Allah, look at how tiny they are at the top of this page!!

[Riz]

i got some beans too :)

[Tania]

Ze you can prepair for harvest time soon :)

[ze leetle elper]

Oh they are huge now :eek: About 9/ 10 inches long and 1 inch wide? :eek: the plant is beginning to feel the stress of the weight lol I have so many sticks holding up this 9 fott giant I dunno what else to do! :p gonna pick some beans today and take pics of them inshaallah :D

[Riz]

start picking them zee

that will encourage more growth :)

[~Obsidian~]

i got some beans too
:GreenThumbs:
Oh they are huge now About 9/ 10 inches long and 1 inch wide? the plant is beginning to feel the stress of the weight lol I have so many sticks holding up this 9 fott giant I dunno what else to do! :p gonna pick some beans today and take pics of them inshaallah

Hmm...don't let them get too mature/tough! pick pick pick! :cheerleader:

[ze leetle elper]

Have picked the entire plant twice now mashaAllah...the rain is really helping them grow nice and big :cheerleader:

[~Obsidian~]

Is that a teaspoon or a tablespoon?

Awesome masha Allah :D

[ze leetle elper]

teaspoon! :p

got the 4th batch growing now mashaAllah! :cheerleader:

[Riz]

i checked some of mine today :)

only 2 pods though, i love the vivid colour of the beans :)

[Riz]

i harvested some of my broad beans today.. lovely :)

[Tania]

I harvested the beans only once:
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/4903/148cp.jpg
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/603/189rx.jpg