Scarlet Runner Pole Bean, Latin American
Description of scarlet runner bean: Scarlet runner beans are quick-growing vines with typical, 3-leaflet bean leaves. They grow 6 or 8 feet tall. The bean flowers are borne in clusters like sweet peas. The edible pods that follow are long, slender, green beans.
The history of Scarlet runner beans starts in North America, since red runner bean plants are native in highlands of Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, where they have been cultivated for thousands of years. They were brought to this country in the early 1700s.
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Bean/Pea |
| Family | Legume Family |
| Temperature Soil | 60F |
| Temperature Daytime | 70-85F |
| Temperature Evening | 60F+ |
| Lighting | Full, 6-8 Hours Per Day |
| Water | Steady: 6 Gallons / Week |
| Maturity | Moderate: 55-70 Days Harvest |
| PH Neutral | 5.5-7.5 |
| Zones | 3A-11B |
| Plant Placement | 16 Plants, 8 Per Row |
