ARE THESE RUNNER BEANS REALLY AS GOOD AS THEY SAY?!

[@rclaws1347]

I'm 74 years old and I grew up eating and have grown mountaineer half runner beans for my family's use and to sell all my life. Something happened to the way they were producing the seed back in the 90's and they started growing flat and tough so I stopped raising them for a few years. Finally someone from Virginia who had saved seed from the old variety gave me some seed so I'm back with them entirely. I think they are the best green beans you can grow. I'm anxious to see what you think of the Hoss variety. I stake them by setting posts around 6 feet high, run a wire across the them then I make a trellis out of twine that I cut off hay bales and hang that from the wire. You will need to pick every week and they should produce until frost if you take care of the vines.

[@debbiebevis3806]

I am growing half runners for the first time this year so I don’t really know what to expect. I find myself saying “alright alright alright, that’s what Travis says”, when I am working on a project. My husband just shakes his head and goes on about his business. 😂 we love your videos

[@gardeningwithhoss]

😂 Alright, alright, alright!

[@michelleprice3010]

How did it your beans go? This is my first time with half runners too... don't know until you try lol

[@jamistokes5333]

I was looking for a video to see how they turned out but couldn't find one. I'd really like to know!

[@terrygregory7537]

My mother and dad grew white half runners all my life. There's several different half runners, my parents grew state white half runners most of the time. They also grew peanut and corn field beans. Mom pickled the white half runners with corn in them, also made leather britches out of them, this is where she had the kids string them with a needle and thread then hung them to dry, they also put them on large window screens in the smoke house and let them dry. I have some turkey craw bean seed I would like to send you so we can keep them producing in different areas of the country. They like to climb and the have a brown bean, very good tasting green bean.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Haven't heard of Turkey Craw, but would certainly like to try them.

[@terrygregory7537]

@@gardeningwithhoss send me a address and I will send them

[@jeffgarland5332]

I love my half runner beans. Very productive. Great flavor. I side dress mine when bottom leaves on runners start yellowing . 10-10-10.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@70washington]

Cool beans :) It is past time for more people grew their own food.

[@toddmcdaniel8900]

I love this channel! Appreciate the time and effort educating us greenhorn gardeners.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We appreciate you watching!

[@thezenprepper]

We always grew half runners growing up. That was my grand parents goto green bean. I’m growing providers this year cause I couldn’t find and half runners online. I was a little late to the game. Glad to know y’all have some. By the way the daikon radish seed y’all sell came up quick and germinated great. Very impressed with the quality y’all sell. Thanks for the tips and keep up the good work.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for choosing us! We hope you have a great garden this year!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for choosing us! We hope you have a great garden this year!

[@1Melody1963]

In my opinion, part of the pro of mountain half runner beans is they are very good at every stage of development. Some people (me) like their green beans with not much seed inside: mostly green. Half runners are great for that. Some people like more seed in their beans (my parents) and half runners are great at that stage too. Some people even like mostly seed, (my uncle David and his family) and half runners are great for this too. Many types of beans are good for one stage but not others. I am in my 50’s, have been gardening for most of my adult life. I have grown several kinds of bush and pole beans. Hands down, mountain half runners are the best. And what am I growing this year? Two rows of mountain half runners. Melody B in NC

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We are the same way as you -- we like our beans with very little seed in them.

[@cathypayton4804]

Are mountain runners the same as mountaineer half runners

[@1Melody1963]

@@cathypayton4804I have never heard them called Mountaineer-never heard of Mountaineer beans at all.

[@cathypayton4804]

Mountaineer are the ones he talking about in the video

[@1gr8lpta]

I look forward to each and every episode . Your products are awesome. Your packaging is the bomb! We just purchased the double wheel hoe (our first official Hoss Tool) with the drip tape attachment it is extremely well built, easy to put together. Can’t wait to use it this weekend. Thank so much for caring so much.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for being a great customer!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Thanks for being a great customer!

[@whimsicalrootshomestead9789]

My grandma always canned half runners. Even now, we still love them :)

[@anthonydale3394]

I think the mountaineer variety is the best of the half runners. We grow them just like a bush bean, without any support at all. A lot less work, and you can still get 2-3 big pickings before the vines stop producing. I also maintain a huge white pole bean that is identical in flavor and shape to a half runner but they are 3-4 times the size. They never produce a flat or tough bean like half runners commonly do, and these have one single string, whereas runners have double strings. They were given to me by an old gentleman back in the 80's who grew, and sold them by the bushel for years to a peddler who sold them throughout eastern KY. I sold them for years at local markets and a produce auction. The only bean besides a half runner that no one asked what they were, they just bought them without question.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We appreciate the feedback. Looking forward to some nice harvests.

[@rickcoffman8624]

I grew up eating nothing but half runners. They're my go to green beans. But I been growing Blue Lake green Bush beans lately because the seeds are more available

[@yetislayer37]

They make a lot of foliage so you might want to space your t-post a little closer for your Hortonova trellis netting. Zone 7b (North Georgia) we have a lot of Mexican Bean Beatle pressure early on but the regular application of Taken Down did the trick.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Good to know!

[@timroy1535]

In bama it use to be all about the butter beans with that good cornbread! Touch cornbread to Mayo...take bite o beans then fresh bite of onion ... indescribably delicious.

[@parsonroy]

That's good in SE NC also.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We like to put diced fresh onions on our field peas -- good stuff!

[@johnhoffpauir743]

My family does the same nothing better cornbread n mayo with onion n beans also a tomato wedge. I was told as a kid it was a Texas thing guess not

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@parsonroy]

@@gardeningwithhoss Try cutting real small pieces of immature green cayenne pepper into that mix especially into cooked purple hull peas. Yummmmmm!

[@davidsamson1653]

Have you tried Chinese Red Noodle Beans? I love in zone 9b in South MS. I just started gardening about 4 years ago. They grow like a champ.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We grew the green noodle beans one year. They were good for sauteeing and stir fries, but didn't care for them as much when it comes to canning and preserving.

[@davidsamson1653]

@@gardeningwithhoss OK. Thank you. I really appreciate your guy's channel and will start buying your seeds to try out. I've been looking for Seeds that grow in our hot humid South. Thanks for the information

[@davidsamson1653]

@@gardeningwithhoss Also, I really appreciate your channel. I love the way you explain things for the beginning gardener and intermittent gardener. I'm looking forward to trying your seeds. I'm sure the seeds you sell grow well in deep South. Thx again

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We'll be here when you need us David!

[@dianetucker2711]

My favorite is the Rattlesnake green beans ❣️

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We love those too!

[@daleballard6129]

That’s the only bean half runners are the best for back yard gardening ,I love them lots of people grow them in Tennessee where I’m from.My cousin is growing the no tuff half runner she said they are good ,they sell 50.00 a bushel,the greasy bean sells for 60.00 a bushel ,as far as I know.they are good and are beautiful canned.

[@parsonroy]

Do you plant any butter peas? I used to really eat a bunch of those as a child. Lost all our seeds. Haven't had any in years.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We carry them on the site, but haven't had a chance to grow any yet. We do love to eat them though!

[@tksoupmixkinsey8698]

What is a butter pea? How is it similar or different from sweet English peas?

[@RALEIGHCENTER]

You can get two crops a year from the mountaineer half runner and you only got a put your rose 2 foot apart just enough to get your little mantis tiller three

[@davtons6560]

Any concerns about cross pollination? My dad would never plant two different bean seed variety in same area, kept his pure he believed - he would plant Greasy Back or Creasy Back in spring, then plant corn field beans after he got his seeds, usually Mountain White half runners-

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Beans are self-pollinated, not insect pollinated. So no worries.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Beans are self-pollinated, not insect pollinated. So no worries.

[@davtons6560]

Understanding this, Dad prior to his passing always talked about the family Heirloom beans didn’t come from a geneticist within the back woods of the Western NC mountains- he always claimed they would cross pollinate which I have seen others debate it. Might make good content for one of your video’s.

[@pfurr281]

We stringed beans for over 50 yrs and we decided we didn't want too do that anymore so we try a stringless green bean called Green Pod and boy did we fall in love with this bean it is so good and fast you can string it while watching tv and hardly any bad spots real clean bean and boy does it make the beans ,I ordered them online but saw them the other day at Tractor Supple boy was I surprised ,love your video they help me so much.NC

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We've never had any issues with strings in beans, regardless of variety. But we do pick ours small before the actual bean develops.

[@jpoppinga8417]

I sure do like my Hoss seeder. However I will say there is a learning curve with matching the hole size and plate thickness to the seed. Im learning though.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

That's why we do these videos.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

That's why we do these videos.

[@caseground]

Hey Travis how them black berries you planted a while back doing. I got a patch of Brison blackberries and I am thinking about planting a patch of thornless black berries next year. I like the brison black berry but those thorns can tear you up.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

They're doing pretty well. Got some small berries on them currently.

[@lindamoses3697]

I had a huge patch of thornless Canby rasberries that we're wonderful to pick. Plenty of manure and iron and they grew over six feet tall. The kids could help pick too without getting scratched up.

[@THEGROWITS]

Only thing yall missin ae broad beans. I planted them last November- they winter over and then take off in February and now makin beans like a champ..

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We'll have to look into those!

[@melissagannon5711]

I love fava because I can plamt them in the fall and just forget about them. They are delicious fresh but too labor intensive. They are best for drying.

[@joleenahood603]

Pickled beans are REAL GOOD! I have a recipe for Zydeco Beans that is AMAZING! You should try some Zydeco Beans if you have enough to experiment with.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Share that on our Row by Row group FB page please!

[@lindamckeown2830]

I have always grown half runners. I guess because my parents grew them. I will comment that the Mt. Half Runners are not the same as they once were. I read that they were hybridized for production farming and that's all I have been able to find. I tried some from an heirloom site last year but I didn't see any difference. I'm still looking. I wish I could find some from someone who saved seeds years ago. They are still a good green bean just the shape has changed somewhat. Mine are very productive and have to be picked daily. I'll be interested in seeing how yours are shaped. Maybe you have found the originals.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We'll see what we got when they start producing.

[@gregleach5833]

My parents are from the mountains of East Tennessee and they always grew the White Half Runners . My wife and went to see my parents and while there bought a couple baskets at a roadside stand . I told her how good they were and she wanted to buy seeds while we were there . When we returned home to Georgia we cooked them and they were good but not as good as I remembered. The seeds that are sold in Tennessee are Mountain Half Runners and State Half Runners . We bought two one pound bags of the Mountain Half Runners . It’s now October and they are just starting to produce so we will see if they are the same as the White Half Runners .

[@michelleprice3010]

I found my dads half runner seeds in the freezer. Probably been there for 15-20 years and I'm gonna try to grow them this year. Hope I make him proud!

[@lindamckeown2830]

@@michelleprice3010 Oh I hope they are the originals. If they are I would buy some from you. Save seeds this year.

[@mister-action1]

What do you do with such a large garden. Do you sale at farmer's markets, super markets? Just wondering. Thank you!!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We have a weekly vegetable bag operation. It's kind of like a CSA, but we don't require payment up front -- it's just week to week.

[@mister-action1]

@@gardeningwithhoss Thanks for the reply.

[@karentohm881]

Last year my beans got eaten by mexican bean beetles. How do you guys handle them.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Haven't had those, but we do spray ours pretty often with a rotation of spinosad and pyrethrin -- both of which are organic.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Haven't had those, but we do spray ours pretty often with a rotation of spinosad and pyrethrin -- both of which are organic.

[@ericgauthier8695]

BEANS BEANS are good for yer heart , the more ya eat em , the more ya fart , the more ya fart the better you feel , SO LIFT THAT LEG AND LET ER SQUEEL 😳😂

[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@gardeningwithhoss]

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[@joelhenderson5526]

@@gardeningwithhoss Now that's some funny stuff!

[@tishasmith3316]

Oh my. Never heard that end line 🤣

[@texasgardenerrobert8341]

Since we’re on the subject of beans. What about soybeans? Have you ever grown any? Are soybeans something you can grown in the garden? I new a guy from Hawaii and he told me he grew them in his garden, sold them at the market in Hawaii. Just wondering your thoughts on them. Maybe carry some seeds. Supposed to be very nutritious. Thanks. I hope next year I can get one of your planters. I have a cheap one. The seed plates aren’t customizable. You just got what you got. Not all seeds will work. Have good one.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Have not grown them. We used to have a ton of commercial soybean farms around here, but most everyone has shifted to just cotton and peanuts.

[@cathypayton4804]

Do beans cross pollinate growing them together like that 😊

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Always a possibility

[@BIGALTX]

What did you do with all the carrots? Do y’all freeze or canned ‘em?

[@70washington]

I might think that down in your area the heat would make it hard to put them in a root cellar, though not impossible. I live in the PNW and can leave mine in the ground with a mulch and plastic cover to help keep them dry and dig as needed, or I can move them in a cellar for the 4-5 months, caning or freeze them. If I was in Texas I would can and freeze some. I do not know how a root cellar would work in Texas. If I lived down there I would see what the temp is 12' down, giving you 8' floor hight and 4' of ground insulation... though its just a thought.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We put them in our weekly vegetable bags that we sell. It's one of our most popular items.

[@chickenriverhomestead]

What are you using to fertilize your beans?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We gave them a small dose of 20-20-20 and our Micro-Boost early on, but we've laid off the fertilizer since we want more blooms instead of foliage.

[@ramtharthegreat]

We pickle beans, call them dilly beans. As far as half runners, I don't see the big deal, but my roadside stand customers go mad for them. We plant them just the same as bush green beans, they vine a little more to where we can't machine pick them, but they do great for us hand picked and not trellised.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Good to hear they sell well for you!

[@MrJfk1943]

Where did you get the seeder?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

You can find them on our site right here: hosstools.com/product/hoss-garden-seeder/ We're "out of stock" currently because the virus pandemic has caused a huge rush in gardening. But we hope to have more in the next month or two.

[@nomadismileseeker6611]

I’m on the notification list and the beans are already sold out?😳 guess I’ll wait! Lol

[@cek7940]

I went in to my cupboard, grabbed my dry soup 15 bean bag, put them in potting soil and not a week later everyone of them came up, even the barley! (not the split peas though) I just planted them outside today :)

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Wow that happened fast! We've got more, just need to pack them. I'll make sure we pack more tomorrow and get them back on the site.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Wow that happened fast! We've got more, just need to pack them. I'll make sure we pack more tomorrow and get them back on the site.

[@nomadismileseeker6611]

Hoss Tools you guys rock!

[@Farmd427]

I think you should have done both a single and a double row just to see how it worked out.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Wouldn't have been a bad idea.

[@Farmd427]

Hoss Tools it’s not too late....

[@3drelix]

Half-Runners #1,like Greasy Grit as well..

[@truthseeker3977]

Fantastic gardenin'Travis! In southeast Louisiana here and we have lots of contender bush and speckled pole lima and rattlesnake green beans now takin' off bout near titty high up the twine. Things fixin' to get serious now in the garden as beans are getting ready to set those wonderful blooms. I wish now I had put in for the half runners in my most recent order the other day. Probably sold out now. Lookin' forward to your half runner bean update and a maybe a taste test on row by row. As always, thanks for inspiring us to grow better food and keeping it fun.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

We'll get more packed tomorrow and get them back available on the site. Thanks for watching!

[@mattingly1217]

Need to rig up something to where you can lay down and pick them because your back will go out from picking so many!

[@dianetucker2711]

Travis Mattingly LOL! That’s the truth ❣️ I have a foot stool I use when the bean picking gets hard and heavy.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

I sit on a bucket and scoot down the row.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

I sit on a bucket and scoot down the row.

[@carolparrish194]

@@gardeningwithhoss That's what I do but now I have cracks in my bucket.

[@mattingly1217]

I would build a thing like the guy used on honey i shrunk the kids when he was looking for the kids lol

[@daleballard6129]

I want some seed

[@THEGROWITS]

THE DREAM BEAN garden. haha

[@gardeningwithhoss]

😂

[@mjh3392]

A good spicy pickled green bean is really good in a bloody mary

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Now we're talkin'

[@cmchatton1680]

Yes! That's my favorite to have in a Bloody Mary! John McHatton

[@Wilk853]

Look up bill best for info on beans

[@darrellfeltner9474]

Single rows but no reason to leave that much space between rows if you are trellising

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Good to know for future plantings.

[@ShaggyDogg0128]

Tomorrow is the 100th row by row video!!

[@gardeningwithhoss]

This Thursday at 8:00pm EST!

[@jakedungan6790]

Why are they called half runners?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Good question. Not sure. Might be due to their size. Supposedly the pods are only about 4" long.

[@shiralboone5792]

wheres your half runners?

[@gardeningwithhoss]

hosstools.com/product/mountaineer-half-runner-bean/ hosstools.com/product/pink-half-runner-bean/

[@vkdeal]

With a name like Mountaineer I guessed they were from West Virginia and it looks like I might be right. Check out wvexplorer.com/2020/04/22/half-runner-beans-originated-calhoun-county-wv/ It's been a long time since I grew half runners but I never trellised and think you could have put at least 3 rows in that space. Nice to see beans up. WV has had an exceptionally cool and wet spring. While I have a few things in the garden, beans are a ways off yet.

[@gardeningwithhoss]

Now looking back at the video, I think you're right. I could have probably done three rows easily.