Runner beans

[tamirra]

We plant runner beans every year, but we have been told by a friend that after harvesting them if we cut them back they will come again the following year without re planting, is this right?

[mightymouse]

No, they are not hardy in the UK.

[Solarjunkie]

A trick I heard on Gardener's Question Time which I have tried successfullly - after you have picked the beans, remove about a third of the leaves and you will get a second crop.
Good luck.

[numptyjames]

lift the roots dry and store like dalias
put in pots in the sping some will fail but the ones that grow
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