They should not be too long or stringy. Fresh beans will ‘snap’ easily and look moist and juicy inside. Home-grown runner beans are in season from July to early October. Store in a paper bag ...

Remove the strings from the runner beans using a peeler and running it down the edges of the runner beans then top, tail and chop them into 2cm chunks. Heat a teaspoon of the butter in a frying pan.

Derek Hulme previously broke the record for the world's longest leek Gardener Derek Hulme has set a second world record His runner bean, measured at a giant vegetable show in Malvern, weighed in ...

They also provide important vitamins and minerals, including iron, folic acid, zinc and potassium. So, next time you turn your nose up at baked beans on toast or the runner beans on your plate - think ...

They also provide important vitamins and minerals, including iron, folic acid, zinc and potassium. So, next time you turn your nose up at baked beans on toast or the runner beans on your plate - think ...

Coloured runner beans go into a hearty runner bean stew, French beans make up a marinated bean salad, and he makes the best homemade baked beans using beautiful borlotti beans. Skip to main ...