[shokkyy]

Anyone tried growing these? I've seen very good reports of their taste and quality, but they seem to be a bit more tender than other climbing beans. How well do they cope outdoors in our weather?

[LilacSandy]

Hi Shokkyy,

I tried them this year but they were a failure, however I think it was the weather we had so I will give them another go this year.  My main runner beans were not so hot this year either.  My Borlotti beans were good last year and a poor showing this year.

On the plus side I had a huge crop of Climbing French Beans so I will keep putting in at least three different types of beans so I will get a crop regardless of the weather.

[gobs]

Anyone tried growing these? I've seen very good reports of their taste and quality, but they seem to be a bit more tender than other climbing beans. How well do they cope outdoors in our weather?

I would say, they need the greenhouse most summers here.

[mumofstig]

Kings seed catalogue says

Can be grown outside but best in large polytunnels or glasshouses

[gavinjconway]

I got some seed from Ebay and will try them next season.. I wont have any GH space so will have to do them outside..

[8doubles]

Tried them once had five flowers (purple) and got one skinny bean about 9" long.

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=34369.0

Gave them up as a waste of greenhouse space !

[sunshineband]

I'm trying chinese asparagus beans next year -- fingers crossed  :blink:

[lizzie1982]

I've not grown yard long beans, but i have grown imperial longpod broad beans
http://www.pennardplants.com/products.php?cat=129
They did really well this year. The flowers were beautiful and the pods were huge with at least 9 beans in each one.
I found they were quite resistant to caterpillars too.

[Muddylou]

Tried to grow them the year before last, plenty of foliage but no pods/beans. It's just not warm enough for long enough here I believe. 

[seedman]

I'm trying chinese asparagus beans next year -- fingers crossed  :blink:

Was going to try them myself let us now how you go on.

Think your better off with french beans the yard long dont grow to a yard its just a name to much trouble if you ask me they do grow quite long, i think they should be picked much smaller