runner beans
 

Hello,

was after some advice for my runner bean plants, they r still producing at the moment but dont think it will b long till they r finished for the year.
i have heard somje people say that u should cut them above the soil and let the roots rot down in the soil????

i have been growing them in a large pot for the last 2 years and they have done very well, should i be thinking about changing the soil altogether or let the roots rot down and use same soil again next year???

any advice would great thanks!!!

runner beans
 

On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:41:51 +0100, daniel.daniel
wrote:


Hello,

was after some advice for my runner bean plants, they r still producing
at the moment but dont think it will b long till they r finished for the
year.
i have heard somje people say that u should cut them above the soil and
let the roots rot down in the soil????

i have been growing them in a large pot for the last 2 years and they
have done very well, should i be thinking about changing the soil
altogether or let the roots rot down and use same soil again next
year???

any advice would great thanks!!!

The best runner beans I ever saw or tasted, were grown in half
barrels. My friend lived near the New Forest and each winter went
into the forest and bought a load of well-rotted pony manure. He put
a ggod layer of this in the bottom of each barrel, fresh each year,
and topped up with some sort of commercial compost.

Pam in Bristol

Thanks, Daniel..