Growing Bean plants from cuttings?

[Urban]

Climate must be mild down in South Wales for perennial beans. Mind you I was down in Pembroke docks a couple of weeks back. And the weather was glorious. Got a nice tan lol. A bit too hilly for me dog though or I'd of stayed longer

I wonder if you could dig up the roots pot them up and keep them in the greenhouse over winter? I Didn't realise beans where perennial

[veggiechicken]

Its always sunshiny here, Urban (apart from today when its a little wet )
If you cut your beans down to ground, leaving the roots in situ, as recommended, you may be surprised, as I have been, at how many plants grow back in spring.
Nothing to lose and everything to gain.

[ameno]

Climate must be mild down in South Wales for perennial beens. Mind you I was down in Pembroke docks a couple of weeks back. And the weather was glorious. Got a nice tan lol. A bit too hilly for me dog though or I'd of stayed longer

I wonder if you could dig up the roots pot them up and keep them in the greenhouse over winter? I Didn't realise beans where perennial

French beans aren't, only runner beans.
The roots won't withstand freezing or waterlogging, but they seem fine with normal cold, above-freezing temperatures, so as long as you soil doesn't freeze or flood you have a fair chance.
Maybe put a mulch of straw or some other dry mulch down to help keep heat in and prevent the soil freezing?

[Urban]

Its always sunshiny here, Urban (apart from today when its a little wet )
If you cut your beans down to ground, leaving the roots in situ, as recommended, you may be surprised, as I have been, at how many plants grow back in spring.
Nothing to lose and everything to gain.

i'll give it a go, like you say, nothing to lose, also there situated in a big raised bed, they should be ok flooding wise, but maybe at risk frost wise, I reckon I'll cut em down and give them a good mulch with spent compost, hopefully that will protect them enough

[Bren In Pots]

I wonder if you could dig up the roots pot them up and keep them in the greenhouse over winter? I Didn't realise beans where perennial

Urban thats what I did, potted up the beans and kept them in the GH overwinter in dry-ish compost then started watering them once shoots emerged.

Here's a link to the original thread. pics are missing but there's one on this thread,

https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...ans_78430.html