Comments on: Building A Better Bean Trellis

By: Thomas W.

Thomas W. — Sat, 19 May 2012 12:26:11 +0000

@Mary: Just 1 seed by each pole. You could try 1 seed per horizontal pole, but I find that runner beans can’t really figure out how to grow in a horizontal direction (which seems weird). Using wooden sticks instead of bamboo is great too. If your trellis is built in a windy place you’ll probably have to secure it to the ground with strings, like you would secure a tent.
Different types of trellises can be found in my ebook – check out this blog post: http://happyfarming.com/2010/10/08/get-my-ebook-and-email-newsletter-for-free/
More about wind: http://happyfarming.com/2010/08/26/wind-and-blight/

By: mary

mary — Sat, 19 May 2012 10:34:23 +0000

So how many seeds do you plant around each pole? Do you also plant seeds around the horizontal poles? could you use wood instead of bamboo? How do you secure the poles into the soil?

By: Thomas W.

Thomas W. — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 05:11:29 +0000

@Sally: Bush beans will do fine on their own, without a trellis.

By: sally

sally — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:48:23 +0000

Do I need to build a trellis for bush beans like pole beans?

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By: Thomas W

Thomas W — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:36:57 +0000

@Rebecca: I just did one more drawing to explain what I’m thinking of.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:10:23 +0000

Help! I am trying to understand your drawing here! how would this work in a row?? My beans are going to be in two rows…about 12 ” long…I dont really understand ,,,would I have to do this at EVERY set of plants????