Victoria Conlan wrote in news:b62bkiFrge1U1
@mid.individual.net:

Baz wrote:
Mine are long gone, we have eaten them all.

Blimey, you must have got them in early. Mine have been in for ages
and only just started being anywhere near ready


I always sow them inside in April, and then plant them out in a full sun
position, after hardening them off, in the middle of May. That gives a
month head start I think, as opposed to sowing the seed outside.
I do exactly the same with runner beans, but the French beans are always
pickable way before the runner beans.
We have had runner beans for about a week now. We like them young, just the
pod 6" long.

Baz