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    Growing Bean plants from cuttings?

    Has anyone tried growing a Runner bean, or any other bean, from a stem cutting?

    I have a 3 year old Gigantes Runner bean, (growing up an old rotary clothes line on its side - and into a young apricot tree), that has had an accident The clothes line arm has rusted through and snapped, leaving the apricot bearing the weight so I've removed some of the top shoots to lighten the load. Its still covered in beans that I hope will dry soon.

    Since every cutting (and seed) deserves a chance I'm going to try rooting the cuttings in water and in compost.

    Just wondered whether anyone else has tried this and what were the results?

    Who muttered summat in the back row about Nuts?
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    Never tried that one,but you are our chief experimentor are you not,so we await for your roots to grow,if not you have seeds,good luck lass,
    just to add i will be rooting for you
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    • #3
      Are the stems not hollow? Will take a bit of rooting if so.
      My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
      to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

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      • #4
        Not hollow, Snadge. They look like clematis and I've grown them from cuttings so runner beans should be a doddle - though my let out clause is...............it may be the wrong time of year.

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        • #5
          When I gave my nautica beans a hair cut before transplanting, I did try and root a cutting in some water and it shrivelled up and died but it wasn’t a proper shoot, so not really surprising. Will watch this thread with interest - how do you overwinter the actual plant?

          Incidentally, the nautica plants I transplanted into a pot after pruning are doing quite well and producing a few late beans.
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          • #6
            Originally posted by muckdiva View Post
            how do you overwinter the actual plant?
            I leave it where it is and ignore it.

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              Is it outside or in a greenhouse VC?
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              • #8
                I tried french beans before, after a couple young plants snapped off while moving the pots. Nothing doing.
                If they will root, it's definitely not easily.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by muckdiva View Post
                  Is it outside or in a greenhouse VC?
                  Outside. There's no room in the GH for a rotary clothes line.

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                  • #10
                    Runner beans are a perennial plant in he right conditions...…..not in NE England I hasten to add.
                    My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
                    to present to him vegetables and all beautiful flowers.- Offerings of Thutmose III to Amon-Ra (1500 BCE)

                    Diversify & prosper


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                    • #11
                      Allow me to introduce the subject of the experiment.

                      A Gigantes bean pod that had split to show the size of the beans. They are well named.

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                      The 3 year old plant.

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                      The stems to be rooted...............maybe!

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
                        Outside. There's no room in the GH for a rotary clothes line.
                        The concept may catch on with the weather we are having today
                        Last edited by muckdiva; 30-09-2019, 04:33 PM.
                        All at once I hear your voice
                        And time just slips away
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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Snadger View Post
                          Runner beans are a perennial plant in he right conditions...…..not in NE England I hasten to add.
                          Previously I've kept a few Scarlett emperor runners going for 2 seasons, they produced up 5 shoots per plant instead of the usual one. I've got pics somewhere.
                          Pics taken in May
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                          Last edited by Bren In Pots; 30-09-2019, 06:19 PM. Reason: found pics on my PC
                          Location....East Midlands.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Bren In Pots View Post
                            Previously I've kept a few Scarlett emperor runners going for 2 seasons, they produced up 5 shoots per plant instead of the usual one. I've got pics somewhere.
                            I've had a few Firestorm RBs that came back for a couple of years - they are a lot bushier than those grown from seed.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
                              I've had a few Firestorm RBs that came back for a couple of years - they are a lot bushier than those grown from seed.
                              Interesting! I will leave mine in situations and see if I can over winter them. The only molly coddling I will give them is a bit of fleece
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