runner beans

[almonds]

hello, can anyone tell me if runner beans like lime added to the soil, your help would be much appreciated

[Hazel at the Hill]

Howdy Almonds - yes indeedy runner beans like lime.

I add lime in winter to the bed that will be beans and peas, in accordance with John Seymour, Self sufficency guru - then when the peas/beans are over at the end of summer, the brassicas get plonked in from their pots, and they benefit from the residual lime too.

[almonds]

Thankyou for your knowledge and time Hazel, i was preparing some new ground for the beans and having planted my winter onions dipped in lime i wondered if beans liked it too, again thankyou.

[rustylady]

You really should do a soil test before you start adding anything like lime. Some soils may not need any. By the way why did you dip your winter onions in lime?

[Two_Sheds]

I don't bother to lime anything.
Tight I am though