In article OPLoc.36$sh.26@newsfe6-win, Butterfly
writes
Thank you for all the lovely, warmhearted and helpful replies - I always
knew that gardners were lovely people! this is obviously a newsgroup I shall
want to stick around and enjoy - hello everyone!

Join the happy circle Butterfly! :-)

Just one further tip to add to the good advice already given. Don't get
worried if the bottom trusses of the plant fail to produce pods - that
often happens with runner beans, it is due to non-pollination. Putting
it outside in 2-3 weeks time can aid pollination.

Best wishes to the 8 yr. old gardener.
--
Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.