Runner Bean Flavour.

Last post 16-11-2011 9:02 PM by Snark. 6 replies.

• 15/10/2011 10:16 PM
  Tim Alderman Location: SE London NW Kent Joined on: 07 Dec 2009 Posts: 159	Reply | Contact Had good results once again this year having tried Lady Di and Armstrong. I am however very dissapointed with modern cultivars flavour. Can anyone reccomend a really nice tasting runner bean, cropping,strings, setting etc somewhat secondary in importance. (or am I just losing sense of taste at 60+)

• 16/10/2011 03:19 PM	In reply to
  headfullofbees Location: Cheadle Hulme Joined on: 13 Feb 2006 Posts: 316	Reply | Contact "Scarlet Emperor", a golden oldie, or "Best of all". I've had a bumper crop of Scarlet Emperor this year, (as the 32 portions in the freezers will testify) and, as I pick them at ~ 10" long, they are sweet, tender and full of flavour

• 16/10/2011 03:41 PM

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  alex-adam Location: Cleveland Joined on: 29 Jul 2011 Posts: 40

  Reply | Contact Hi Tim, absolutely 100% with 'headfullofbees' Scarlet Emperor are hard to beat. I tried St.George this year, very pretty red & white flowers, prolific crop - but no taste! - Luckly I also grew Scarlet Emperor in a neighbours garden, so I still had nice tasty beans, and a 1st at the town show!! I have to say I'm tempted to try Moonlight next year as I have heard many favourable comments about that variety.    a-a

• 21/10/2011 03:39 PM	In reply to
  Tim Alderman Location: SE London NW Kent Joined on: 07 Dec 2009 Posts: 159	Reply | Contact Thank you all. I have also heard that Enorma are tasty, so may give them a try.

• 26/10/2011 10:34 PM	In reply to
  Phot's-Moll Location: The sunny South coast. Joined on: 06 Jan 2007 Posts: 4,532	Reply | Contact  Tim, you might be right about age having something to do with the problem. It seems our sense of taste does begin toreduce as we get older. (Did find a few linksbut they were all a bit depressing) Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.

• 15/11/2011 11:09 AM	In reply to
  John99 Location: Reading Joined on: 17 Feb 2010 Posts: 5	Reply | Contact Having tried a few others I now grow 'White Lady' for flavour, good size beans (not too coarse), stringlessness and reliable crops.

• 16/11/2011 09:02 PM	In reply to
  Snark Location: Suffolk Joined on: 12 Jan 2011 Posts: 264	Reply | Contact I have grown enorma for the last 5 years or so and rate it better than most of the others I have tried but I've never given Scarlet emperor a go.Enorma also comes true from saved seed so you dont need to buy new each year. For the Snark was a boojum you see