These beans are very productive and provide a useful crop for the freezer. It is important they should not be shredded finely for freezing, or the cooked result will be pulpy and tasteless. Only tender young beans without strings should be frozen. Best varieties for freezing : Carter’s Streamline; Carter;s White Monarch
Growing Runner beans will grow in most soils, but need liberal watering as dry soil will cause them to drop their flowers and the pods will not set. The beans should be staked, and it is advisable to put in stakes before sowing as the roots of the beans are very brittle. Liberal watering is essential during growth, and mulching with well rotted manure is helpful. Tops should be taken off plants when they have climbed the stakes to make the plants more productive; also large pods should be removed every day or the plants will cease bearing.
Freezing Cut beans in pieces, not shreds. Blanch for 2 minutes, cool and pack in polythene bags. To cook, put in boiling water for 7 minutes. Storage time : 1 year.
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