longest french bean

[helly]

I picked this beauty today it measures 9cm and tasted lovely..whats your longest bean...

[StephenH]

That's 9 inches! 9cm is less than 4 inches, which'd be a bit weedy for a french bean!

Hope I get a few like that: mine are just coming into flower.

[Hilary B]

I have no intention of letting them get 'competitive' long. They taste so good picked immature!
Maybe towards the end of the season I will let some ripen fully, but not at present.

[Flummery]

I'm another 'small is beautiful' person - in bean terms anyway. My first french beans have only just started to flower so no beans for me for a couple of weeks at least.