Last year I planted the runner beans along a wire netting fence bordering
the veg plot and the lawn. I just let them die off over Winter and saw no
point pulling them up. While mowing the lawn I've just noticed that at least
half of last years runner beans have come up again and are growing well!
With those plus this years plants it looks like we will have runner beans
coming out of our ears this year. We had a glut last year. This year looks
like there will be a bean mountain!

Are there any other uses for runner beans? Perhaps I could save some dried
beans and make some bean bags? Any other suggestions?

Are the beans worth drying and saving for use in stews or chillies over
Winter or are runner bean beans the wrong variety for this - most of them
are the variety 'streamline'?

David.