Climbing beans

These aren't runner beans? I still can't find any Witsa - none in Grahamstown, PE, Cape Town or George. But, according to Sunnyside, their catalogue shows them as available. So, ?

I've never seen Climbing White Emergo for sale before. I got these in Cape Town. Apparently similar to Scarlet Runner, but better tasting, and more heat tolerant. These will become perennials...

I've got no climbing beans going, so planted 3 beans in each of 3 black bags around trellis. Let's see what happens. Probably best to thin them when they sprout, given they form a tuberous root.

Update 2015/11/13:

Not technically a runner or a climber, this is a Lima bean plant which nevertheless seems to need a trellis.

Update 2015/11/22:

The Climbing White Emergo just emerging from the soil in two of the three bags. That's 10 days.

Update 2015/11/24:

Almost full house for Emergo.

And the single Lima grows on...

Update 2015/11/27:

Pulled up 4 seedlings, 4 left. They're really healthy and quick growing.

Update 2015/12/03:

Update 2015/12/06:

Update 2015/12/13:

Small Lima bean pods showing. There'll be a lot of them. What to do - leave to ripen and dry out? Probably.

Emergo climbing nicely, despite being on trellis most affected by wind.

A batch of "Blue Peter", not a bad bean, but not the nicest. Waiting for Witsa to be available.

Update 2015/12/20:

White Emergo.

Blue Peter.

Update 2016/01/24:

Climbing White Emergo - many flowers, not so many bean pods.

Likewise for Lima beans, Saving the seeds, and will plant more next season.

Update 2016/01/28:

Update 2016/02/09:

Planted six of the lima beans, three have come up so far.

The White Emergo have a few pods, but seem to suffer from the heat:

There have been lots of flowers and small pods, but most drop off. Could it be a pollination problem?

Update 2016/02/26:

Whoite Emergo - the large ones haven't dried out yet. Not much of a yield, even though the plant is quite vigorous.

These are the lima beans, 2nd generation. All  six have sprouted.

Update 2016/04/10:

Here's the second generation a month or two later, doing nicely.

The first generation, having something of a renaissance... there seem to be more flowers and pods than the first time round. Maybe these are perennials?

The white emego and blue peter didn't do well at all.