Scarlet Runner Beans, like all runner beans, they prefer cool nights and cooler days so it tends to do better as a fresh eating bean in environments like New England or the Pacific Northwests along the coasts. We grow it every year for ourselves to harvest as dried beans and to enjoy the hummingbirds flying around. We do not get the privilege of tender runner beans in our part of Wisconsin.   We plant it every 4-6" 

The Seed Savers Exchange - One of the oldest runner beans in existence. Already well-known in 1735 according to The Gardener’s Dictionary by English botanist Philip Miller; listed in America as early as 1806 by McMahon. Used for ornamental purposes or as a vegetable: small snap pods or green shell beans. Can substitute for limas in cooler climates. Pole habit, 65 days. ±450 seeds/lb.

Characteristics: 

• Scarlet blossoms
• Beans mature to black and speckled mauve
• Used for ornamental purposes or as small snap pods or green shell beans
• Pole bean
• 65 days
• 25 seeds per packet 

Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors after the danger of frost has passed and soil and air temperatures have warmed. Runner beans prefer full sun, although they tolerate part shade very well. Young pods can be eaten whole, or the beans can be eaten fresh or dried. Even the flowers are edible.

• Direct Seed 2" apart
• Seed Depth: 1"
• Rows Apart: 24-36"
• Support: Trellis, tepee, or netting

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