runner beans

runner beans are fun,

they have large beans,

they are perennial if the roots do not freeze,  

and they are not huge producers, my 4 plants only have the one bean so far,

I have the streamline runner beans growing this year, and they are suppose to be the best producer of them all, but they are still not doing a huge amount
could be all the high heat, quite a few days in a row over 105F
I did loose one plant from the heat (it was wall watered),

and all the rest quit flowering in the heat,
so they might start making more beans later when it cools down,

and the real sad thing about no more flowers is that they are pollinated by the humming birds,
and they are super fun to watch, and they eat insects

I do have hope of more flowers though, because here is one just starting,

so don't think that you can live on the runner beans if you grow them,
but they sure are fun.

and now for something entirely different,
here is my biggest squash at about 12 inches across