Scarlet runner beans- wow!

(Go beans go)

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Lookit! There was unbelievable new growth on the scarlet runners this week. Tomorrow I'll set them up with an 8-foot pole down the middle of the pot, and a teepee of cotton string. I knew these puppies grew fast, but dang, this is crazy.

Beans, beans...

(All baby plants look like Muppets to me)

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These are scarlet runner beans. Aren't they cute? Flowers are edible, bean pods are too- you can eat 'em like green beans. Apparently when dried, the beans themselves taste a lot like butter beans. I love how they all are coming up at once, like somebody flipped a switch.

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I've set up a bamboo-pole teepee above them, and I'll add string supports as soon as they get a little bigger. Can't wait to see how these babies grow.