Bean identification?

igorina · « **on:** March 16, 2008, 12:50 »

Can anyone tell me what sort of bean this is? My daughter brought it home from school as a science project and it's growing like mad. Any help would be great! Also when should it be planted outside?

Thanks all.

naturesparadise · « **Reply #1 on:** March 16, 2008, 12:51 »

its a runner bean

you dont plant them out till after all risk of frost has gone

Stripey_cat · « **Reply #2 on:** March 16, 2008, 13:17 »

Do you have somewhere fairly warm, like a conservatory? You could try putting it in a tomato pot in there, and see if you can get an early crop. The only thing is I think they need insect pollinators, so you may have a problem if it flowers before it can go outside.

igorina · « **Reply #3 on:** March 16, 2008, 13:53 »

Thanks for that. I'll repot it and keep it on the windowsill with my tomatoes and hope it warms up soon. I can hardly see out of that window as it is with the amount of leaves on the toms.

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