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The Devil's Advocate no spam no rudeness wrote:
It is too dry an atmosphere I should think and too hot. Runner beans do not
like excessive heat and will even suffer outdoors in a very hot year

I agree. Up until the recent wet summers, I couldn't get a serious
crop, though people down near the drainage ditches could. They
did tolerable well when I tried them in my polytunnel, but it
was solid with foliage that year and very humid.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.