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Scarlet Runner Bean Companion Plants Scarlet runner bean makes a lovely vertical accent when grown on a trellis or teepee.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2024
Soil and Water Scarlet runner beans thrive in a neutral to slightly acidic, organically rich soil.
—Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2024
Tall climbing plants like runner beans will need strong supports made out of bamboo canes.
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—The Week Uk, theweek, 28 Mar. 2024
Floor-to-ceiling windows lead you to a wide-open terrace with a greenhouse and rows of flower beds that grow fresh produce from beetroot to courgettes, nasturtium flowers, and green runner beans.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
In late summer, the mezze spoke to the season with runner beans, charred on the grill and sprinkled with Aleppo pepper.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
There would be no tomatoes, chili peppers, zucchini, blueberries, raspberries, runner beans or cucumbers – the list is endless.
—Philip Lymbery, Time, 27 July 2023
The scramble of Alyssium, begonia, black-eyed Susan, cardinal, chrysanthemum, corropsis, cypress vine, daisy, primrose, lady’s mantle, lobelia, marigold, nasturtium, runner bean, sedum, sunflower, thyme and tomato creates clusters of red, yellow, gold, green, purple, white and pink.
—courant.com, 9 Aug. 2020
Scarlet runner bean is known for its quick growth and large seeds.
—Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Oct. 2022
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First Known Use
1882, in the meaning defined above
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“Runner bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/runner%20bean. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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