Back in May I blogged about having a go at growing a type of rare runner bean called Greek Gigantes. You can view the post here: http://thegardensmallholder.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/sowing-greek-gigantes/
I grew just 3 plants up tall canes at my allotment, they grew well in the warm sunshine producing lots of lovely white flowers. Leaving the pods to go brown and papery on the plants, I picked them before the real wet weather arrived to avoid rotting. As you can see, the beans are huge and as white as snow, with a lovely buttery taste which I’m a big fan of.
I did rely on the runners to feed us throughout summer, but these beans are unusual and worth growing if you like buttery beans and wish to avoid a glut of beans throughout summer, considering how prolific runners can be!
Filed under: Harvest, Vegetable Garden Tagged: butter beans, greek gigantes, greek gigantes beans, the real seeds catalogue
