Try sweet and graceful 'Python' , or eye-catching 'Red Noodle'. View All Our Pole Beans…. Phil Foster of Pinnacle Organic Ranch is a leading example for commercial pole bean production. He has developed quite a following for his beans. Our Southern California territory sales representative, John Bauer recently paid Phil a visit, and together they gave us the lowdown for pole bean success.
Here is John's write-up, in 6 easy-to-follow steps. Phil grows his 'Northeaster' beans under cover in the early season, just to give the crop some extra heat. Pole beans are commonly grown in tunnels in Europe, as well. In the warmer season, he grows them in the open field, saving the tunnels for crops such as tomatoes.
Place drained seed in a carton with a warm, wet towel lining the bottom of the box. Spread seed out, about 2" deep, in bottom of box. Cover with another warm, wet towel. Remove seed from priming box and treat with inoculant while seed is still damp. Seed will be swelled nicely, but no radical will be emerging yet. The germination process has been started. Cut 1"-deep furrows in the soil, between 60—80" apart.
Option B : Use plastic mulch, and jab-plant 3 seeds every 8" through the plastic. This method, which is fast and gives a good stand, is how we plant at the Research Farm in Albion, Maine. To make a bamboo teepee, you need three to four bamboo stakes approximately 12 feet long. Using nylon cord or twine, tie the poles together at the top, advises Washington State University. It is often easiest to start by tying the first two and then adding additional poles. For best results arrange them in 3- to 4-foot circles, spacing them about 18 inches apart.
You will need to bury them 12 inches into the ground to give them stability. The finished product should resemble a teepee. Hill the dirt at the base of each stake. Plant six to eight bean seeds in each hill and thin to three to four plants per hill after the first true leaves appear.
You may need to direct the plants up the poles after they come out of the ground. The crisscross trellis also makes a good climbing structure for pole beans. You construct this trellis by crossing pairs of wooden stakes and spacing them 6 to 9 inches apart with a wooden stake joining them across the top. It should look like a series of A's joined by a crossbar when you are finished. Plant seeds around the crisscross trellis in much the same way you would around the bamboo teepees.
Or does the vines energy get diverted away from the terminal growth tip? In which case maybe I've given them more than adequate trellis? I ran strings from my gutters down 18 feet and the beans are climbing up and continuing over the top. Next year I will run strings from my third story gutter at 32 feet. I have ladders that can reach the top. My yard is shade but the south side of my house is not so plant bushes and trees are espliered to there natural high so as to reach their spot in the sun.
I give the beans an eight foot trellis. Above that, they're on their own. They can be lopped off above whatever height you decide on, but I don't bother with that.
My beans are about 4" tall now. My fencing is about 3. It is my first year with pole beans. Any suggestions with fencing this low? I don't want to have to buy more equipment.
How do I get more headroom in my stairs? How do I keep dogs and kids from falling off a tall retaining wall? How tall a tree to get impact? Here are the beans I was talking about. Several vines are over 12 feet tall. Most notably the leftmost vine that is now climbing the bamboo pole after using up all of the twine. The picture below isn't very good. There are many blossoms on each vine but the secondary vines haven't filled in very much yet.
Still amazing growth considering how cold it has been. I'm starting to think that these vines will grow as tall as you let them. And only when they stop growing higher, or bend sideways or downwards, will energy be diverted towards branching the lower vine sprouts and filling out the pods. Kind of like fruit trees whose apical dominance discourages branching lower down. One can grow really tall varieties on relatively short trellises.
I have one bean which will easily go up 14'. Yet I heard of someone who actually grew it on 3' stakes and, even without poles at all! Unless you know it'll work, I would never recommend growing pole beans without any support. Sounds like a recipe for disaster to me. For that reason, I rarely give a bean more than an 8' tall pole. I'm six feet tall and can reach 8'. I don't trim the vines.
Once they hit the top they loop back down and start over again. One of my favorites actually concentrates most of its' growth at the top 3' of the pole. If you have one And especially come back and post pictures of your 32 foot beans next year.
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