Best time to plant runner bean in Port Macquarie
Phaseolus coccineus
Also called scarlet runner bean, multiflora bean
Sow runner bean in Port Macquarie in Oct to Mar.
Originally from the Central American mountains, runner beans are vigorous vines that can climb 3 m or more, with long pods up to 25 cm and usually red flowers. They are grown for food and for show. Cook pods and beans before eating, because raw beans can make you ill.
When to sow in Port Macquarie
Port Macquarie, NSW is in the subtropical zone. The zone also plants in Apr, Aug to Sep, but Port Macquarie's frost dates make those months risky for a frost-tender crop.
Not yet checked against a local guide.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Port Macquarie
Frost usually arrives in Port Macquarie around mid June and finishes by mid September. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as late May or as late as early October, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: suits a plot
Finishes in a season and stays within its space, so it suits most plots.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly in the bed
- Sowing depth
- 25mm
- Plant spacing
- 30cm
- Row spacing
- 20cm
- Height
- 300cm
- Germination
- 4-7 days at 16-22°C
- Time to harvest
- 70-90 days
- Frost
- Frost tender
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- perennial, grown as an annual in cool climates
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.