Scarlet Emperor

[Bren In Pots]

I've just spotted inch long bean pods on my Scarlet Emperor plants it really made my day.

[Thelma Sanders]

Do the Happy Dance!

I've just found some on my St George on the plot none on White Lady in the garden yet though

[zazen999]

I picked a load of White Lady last night, sliced and did an overnight salting and had them for lunch with noodles - and had another load for tea. Bearing in mind the germination was appalling on them, I'm more than happy with the result. Loads of flowers on them as well.

[Bren In Pots]

I tried growing White Lady last year but the slugs ate them but somehow they left Scarlet Emperor alone, not sure why though.

[zazen999]

It's a funny old fickle world!

[Sarico]

I only have few borlotti beans left. Lot of them were eaten by slugs and a lot of them didn't germinate due to the heavy rain. So I think I will do a try next year ( and maybe a root trainer will be a nice Xmas present ��
Well done Bren. But we want see the pic.

[Florence Fennel]

Mine too Bren. I had no beans at all last year and very few the year before, but it's looking good for this year thank goodness.

[Bren In Pots]

Here's my tiny beans

Flo I've been meaning to ask how are your Serbian beans doing ?

[Sarico]

that are nice beans... i love the red flower as well...

[PMW]

Picked my first few scarlet emperor beans this evening to add to my stiry fry - very tasty and looking forward to lots more...

[Peas'n'Kews]

Hoping to start munching our Scarlet Emporer beans next week - they'll be small but (I hope!) perfectly tasty!

[Bren In Pots]

I'm keeping an eye on mine but they're not big enough just yet.

[PMW]

Just wondering what size people let them get to before picking as I've never grown them before?

I found they were still quite small when I went away for a few days at the weekend and assumed I would have a couple of weeks to wait. When I got back Wednesay evening they seemed to have had quite a spurt of growth so I picked a handful that had grown to about 8 inches. There are now quite a few more like this.

[Bren In Pots]

I start eating mine at about 5inch only because I'm impatient others I leave until they're longer but not too long that they go tough.
Then towards the end I leave some beans on until they go crispy that way I have seed for next year and some beans to use stews.