Amateur Gardening – 10 August 2019

46 AMATEUR GARDENING10 AUGUST 2019

RUNNERbeansdobestin cool,damp

summers(typicalof most

Britishsummers).T

beanflowershave

difficultysetting

above25°C

(77°F),andthe

plantsneed

theirrootstobe

somewheremoist

andrich(hence

theyaretraditiona

plantedin a trenchof

semi-rottedcompost).

Thevariety‘Moonlight’,introduced

in 2011,hasbecomea bestseller.It is

a crossbetweena Frenchbeanand

runnerbean,withtheprolificnature,

largerflowersandflatterpodsof

runnersbutthedrought-resistanceand

flavourof Frenchbeans.Therefore,it

doesn’tminddryconditionsandhigh

temperatures.Theflowers are a

pleasing creamy white.

Hotanddryvscool

and wet conditions

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