Climbing bean variety recommendation please

[Guest]

After staring at my bean bed last night I realised I hadn't grown a pencil pod/ skinny pod climbing bean and I don't recall having what I call a reliable variety. I booted cobra out as it is too temperamental year on year. Just wanted to see what others recommend.

Many thanks as always

[Jay-ell]

Blue Lake is a standard.
I'm trying Cosse Violette this year as well as pea bean, Goldfield, Barlotta Lingua di Fuoco and Yard Long Red Noodle

P.s. If you grow Cobra and Blue Lake you can make a NUFC bean salad

[Thelma Sanders]

This year, after picking them up at the end-of-season sales, I grew Santa Anna from SoItaly - but didn't grow nearly enough of them, just kept picking and eating them.
They didn't grow as tall as some varieties, (about shoulder height) but did start from low down on the plants. I'll deffo grow more next year.
I think I'll plant 2 per pole and then sow more seed at the bases a few weeks later to extend the harvest.
Cosse violet is also good, picked early as pencil pods - but are still usable as cut up beans when they fatten up.

[Mrs Bee]

Fasold they are hardy and early fruiters. I have used up all the last of my other French bean seeds this year and will be sticking to Fasold only from now on.

[Cadalot]

Scarlet Emperor for me they always produce well Runner Bean 'Scarlet Emperor' - Pea & Bean Seeds - Thompson & Morgan

[Scarlet]

Cosse violette for me...huge cropper.

[Guest]

^^^They have been good. Mine have gone fat quite quickly this year so might just be down to this years growing season. Will def. be growing them again.

[emarisa28]

Ive grown Neckergold for the 3rd year running, and there are always so many i dont know what to do with them.....I got mine from Tamar Organics, try them. I also have grown the same green bean for 3 years now called Sultana from Unwins. I don't usually get Unwin seeds but these beans are fantastic. So many and so sweet when steamed xxxx

[Scarlet]

^^^They have been good. Mine have gone fat quite quickly this year so might just be down to this years growing season. Will def. be growing them again.

I try to sow a dozen new ones every few weeks. You need to pick daily to stop them growing fat and for them to continue to flower.
As soon as you leave them get a little on the large size they will stop flowering.

[poly]

I love Fortex, a climbing filet type. They are really quite early and give a good crop of delish beans, which can get quite long, but are best around the 6inch or so length. They are shorter cropping than some, so not an all summer long type. But despite this they are great for an early hit of scrummy beans and well worth growing I think.

[poly]

Ps, one thing, I'm not sure how readily available they are in the UK.

[DannyK]

Cosse Violette--good flavour, stringless. Also easier to spot beans in all the foliage.

[sparrow100]

I like Cherokee Trail of Tears as round podded beans. They produce really well on my site, and I love the nutty taste.

[MarkPelican]

I know its old fashionned, but Blue Lake suits me fine. I'm growing seeds I can trace back to my grandad. He kept seed each year, so did my dad and so do I.

[lottie dolly]

cosse violette,and blue lake are good croppers,moonlight runners are nice,cobra did well for me the other year,but you need to pick em young,if you want to save the bean seeds for drying then white lady and barlotta,the white ones are like butterbeans.