Overwintering Runner beans

[Noosner]

Nooser they cropped about a week before this years beans and produce more beans because they thrown up 4 or 5 stems from the base meaning each plant had two canes.

Ooh, that's interesting. Definitely worth a punt then, this overwintering lark.

[arpoet]

I wonder about sowing in September in pots, letting em grow a bit then cutting down and saving till the spring? Any thoughts?

[Bren In Pots]

Not sure if it made any difference but mine had started to die back when I potted them up. I'd already left them for ages so I could collect the dried beans for seed so they had a really good root system.