"Andrew Ross" wrote in message
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Good evening,

The runner beans are growing nicely; however I've got a number of them
that
have grown too large and I haven't picked them because they'll almost
certainly be 'stringy'.

Is it best to remove them and throw them on the compost heap, or if I
let
them grow can I eat the actual bean? - in the same way as you can eat
whole
broad beans when they're very young or leave them to grow into actual
beans?

Many thanks,


Andrew

Best to remove them so the energy will be directed into the development
of the rest of your crop.

Later in the season you can leave a few go to seed for next years crop.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.