Bush and Pole Bean question....

vivalaboss

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first year growing beans in the back yard garden, so i have a few questions on how these grow and the best way to support or care for em...im growing in raised beds.... i have about a 9 foot high fence that runs accross my backyard, ....along the fence in the center im running chicken wire from the ground to the top of the fence and growing my Brandywine Tomatoes up that...now the plan was to put several stakes on both sides of the tomato beds that go from the ground to the top of the fence at sort of an angle, and thats what i plan on growing my Florida Speckled Pole Limas on ....now directly in front of the pole bean vines running up the fence i was thinking of planting some 'TopCrop' Bush beans....will the two plants fight each other for nutrients really bad? if so i can just put a small raised bed in front of the pole limas for the bush beans, but if i can just plant them right in front of the Pole Beans that would be great for space, but i definately dont want the roots to crowd each other out....now whats the best way to support the Bush Beans once they come up? or do they even need supporting at all? any advice on all this is greatly appreciated.....Cant Wait Till Spring!!!!
 

gogrow

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I'm assuming you have a wooden fence, so you'll have to put something up for the runners..... but the same setup you have for the tomatoes will work perfect for them as well..... they'll climb the chicken wire like nothing, and will almost grow as much as you let them.... the bush beans grow exactly as you'd picture, no need for support there.
As for the two competing for nutrients, they are both legumes, which make their own nitrogen, so I would not even give that a second thought.....

Would love to see some pictures of this garden ;)
 

vivalaboss

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right on man....ive just started the seedlings indoors, and im just countin down the days till that last frost!!!! bout to get the cabbage and collards out there in the next week or so, but once it all comes in this spring and summer ill have pics for sure....i dont know what i was thinkin...ill just use the chicken wire for the pole limas too...gives em alot more surface to grow on rather than just ol bamboo sticks....thanx for the input and ill keep ya posted!!!
u got any advice on light schedules for vegetable seedlings indoors....i would think 18/6 like the veg cycle for ganja, but i was wondering about 24 hour light and how that would affect them....??
thanx again
 

thepodpiper

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You most certainly do not need any more than 12/12 for vege plants that are eventually going outside. Even if you were to get an additional 12 inches with the extra light time, once you plant them out the one that got 12/12 light would catch up within a week or two. Do you have access to both sides of the chicken wire? i use the galvanized cow panel fencing with the 4" squares so I can get my hand through to harvest. One year i took the 16' panel and made a arbor out of it and planted peas on one side and beans on the other, when they grew up to the top most of the stuff was hanging down inside the arbor. It looked pretty cool.

Dale
 

pointswest

Active Member
There is no need to start beans inside.
Beans are planted directly into the soil after the last frost date.
 

vivalaboss

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im starting my tomatoes and okra inside, and was thinking about getting the zucchini started as well, but i think ill just plant that straight outside once it warms up.....the beans i plan on planting the seeds outside once it warms up....
 

thepodpiper

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There is actually a good benefit to starting beans inside, critters love the tender little shoots of a freshly germinated bean plant. I get mine about a foot tall and since have never lost one to rabbits.

Dale
 
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