On Friday, July 5, 2013 5:17:49 PM UTC+1, Judith in England wrote:
I always pull up the old roots and start again from seed in the next year.



I have been reading that you can actually leave the roots to over-winter.



Any experiences? Worth while?

Why bother when you could eat climbing french beans which don't go stringy and tough. A June sowing will go on cropping until the first frost.

Jonathan