[BML]

I planed a few Runner Beans in the Greenhouse and they grew rapidly.  The only problem was that they have hardly produced any runner beans.  I would welcom any comments as to why.

[Greenerlife]

Curious to know why you planted them in a greenhouse?  I think it is too hot in a greenhouse (even at night) for runners to set "fruit".  They are used to hardier climes.

[deepinthewoods]

they dont like it hot.
french beanswould have loved it tho.

[BML]

Many years ago I read a book by Upton Sinclare and he told a story about a railway shunter with a foot missing.  When he was asked how he lost it replied.  “A wagon appeared to be rolling past a set of points where it should have stopped so I stuck my foot under the wheel to stop and it cut it off”.  “Why did you do that?” he was asked and he replied, “Well, it seemed a good idea at the time”. 
The good idea at the time concept was the only basis behind my trying to grow the Runner Beans in the Green House.  I had never grown vegetables before and I knew that I was taking a chance when I put the Runner Bean seeds in the green house very early.  When they were about a foot tall I planted them outside where they are now begining to show a few runner beans but I kept a few to grow in the green house.  Needless to say, I now know that it doesn’t work.

[little blue]

they are insect polllinated, usually by bees ... how many bumbley-bees have you seen in your greenhouse?!
that & the heat & dryness will account for the lack of beans.

live & learn as they say (or pollinate with a paintbrush!)

[BML]

I TAKE YOUR POINT BUT WHAT ABOUT TOMATOES?

[little blue]

vibration pollination

even shaking the tom vine can encourage pollen transfer, whereas bean flowers are shaped differently, needing mrs bee.

I know when I pass & water the toms, they get a little shaken.

And tomatoes tend to get more water, feed & like warmer temperatures....

[Plantoid]

they are insect polllinated, usually by bees ... how many bumbley-bees have you seen in your greenhouse?!
that & the heat & dryness will account for the lack of beans.

live & learn as they say (or pollinate with a paintbrush!)

 You can set runner beans with a very fine rose  spray on a hose pipe I'vre done it many times when the late bean flowers really took off and the temps dropped to 50 oF.( bees stop flying in any numbers ) .
Old Mr Digwell  gave me that one years ago ,  so it's back to growing in the green house unless you have trashed them .  If you have auto roof vents like I have insects geting in are no problem but for a precaution I have a rabbits tail on a bit of cane to pollinate  the tomatoes , capsicums, strawberries and aubergines etc. just incase there are a few  areas missed .
 I charged it with pollen from two big bunches of supermarket flowers I purchased for my lass and also gave every weed flower  in the front garden a wee wipe with it before I zapped them with a hefty dose of round up.

[Millwood]

I've got french beans romping and fruiting away in the polytunnels this year, so no reason why not, pollination must be the key, we handily have a bumble bee nest in the poly!

[Skirza]

we have runner beans in our polytunnel simply because it's too blooming windy and cold up here to grow them outside. I also have a problem with non setting flowers but I am off to flick a kiddies paintbrush around with gay abandon while wearing a black and yellow jumper and saying, ' Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzz' 

[deepinthewoods]

photo?

[Skirza]

ROFL....maybe 

[deepinthewoods]

u damn tease

[Fleecewife]

[quote author=Plantoid.   
 I have a rabbits tail on a bit of cane to pollinate  the tomatoes , capsicums, strawberries and aubergines etc. just incase there are a few  areas missed .
 I charged it with pollen from two big bunches of supermarket flowers I purchased for my lass and also gave every weed flower  in the front garden a wee wipe with it before I zapped them with a hefty dose of round up.
[/quote]

No need to wipe it over flowers of other species as pollen is very specific - tomatoes to tomatoes, squashes to squashes etc