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Tue, Mar 11, 14 at 9:30
| My name is David From Miami Florida. I'm totally new at this gardening. I recently planted vegetables in my yard, jalapeno peppers, green peppers, tomatoes, reddish, corn, cucumbers and Green beans My question on Green beans I planted it the on a pot and I transferred to the ground and I noticed the green beans and large but it has a tendency to be a ground dueler. Is that normal or is a green bean a vine that needs guide fences? |
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- Posted by theforgottenone1013 5b/6a MI (My Page) on Tue, Mar 11, 14 at 9:49
| There are two different types of snap beans: pole and bush. Pole beans grow long vines and need a support of some kind. Bush beans are short, they don't climb, and need no support. The bean plant in your picture is a bush type. And those beans are ready to be picked. Rodney |
This post was edited by theforgottenone1013 on Tue, Mar 11, 14 at 9:52
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| Thanks yea they look like ground dwellers |
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| In fact all legumes benefit from support, it's just that the bush varieties don't sprawl as much as a pole will. Pods that stay in contact with the ground suffer damage very quickly, regardless. |
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- Posted by lexusnexus none (My Page) on Fri, Mar 14, 14 at 18:44
| It's been awhile since I've grown green beans but varieties of bush beans I know of will grow all of their beans in a short period of time. For these you will need to grow more than one row/group to get a continuous crop. Whereas pole beans will not produce as many beans at a time but have a longer production time. My recollection is that bush beans were better for me. But, as I said long production bush beans were not available at the time. Dan |
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