Self supporting Bean stand using section of Heras panel.

[no_akira]

Imagine a curved wind break that you take to the seaside meets a x2 pole bean structure.

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More plants for less supports...

Only requires x2 sturdy uprights and a bamboo horizontal. Also x8 can be grown either side of the 2 ft (24") section of Heras panel. So thats 16 bean plants. Plus also the young plants have some wind protection.

The uprights slot through the tube sections of heras panel and pushed into soil.

Also I've come up with some "shock cord washer dongles" basically 5" loop of shock string looped through a metal washer. It allows you to easily attach string which is then under springy tension for your beans to grow up.

Unfortunately I came up with the design after I'd planted this years beans in another bed. But I've got some bean seedlings on the go to test out the design.

[veggiechicken]

I must be missing something because I can't see how you can grow beans both sides of a piece of curved fence if you don't have supports for them to grow up

[Jay-ell]

It looks like you're going to tie strings to the shock cord loops at the tops for the beans to climb - sort of a cross between a Maypole and a Rugby Post.

I've used some of those green uprights before. Some brands seem to be pretty strong and some seem to bend over if you look at them too hard. The test will be when you have 16 strong plants growing up and it's harvest time.

If I read it right the beans are going to be planted in an arc either side of the heras fence panel, grow up the panel then up the string attached to the top a bit like a curved Munty frame - is that right? That will leave a fair bit of the space inside the arc unplanted.

Can you access the other side of the panels (the inside of the arc) to keep the weeds down and harvest the beans which will hang down or are there going to be plants in the way? If you can access the inside of the arc easily then it may be good for giving shade to crops that don't like full summer sun.

Which direction if it facing? If the open end of the arch is pointing north (away from the sun) then the beans are going to try and grow away from the string so you might have to do a fair bit of hand training. The inside of the arc would also be in heavy shade later in the summer.

[no_akira]

The centre of the arch is pointing to the sun at 12 noon (south facing).

As I transplant each seedling I use the cheap short bamboo stakes from H&M £2.99 for 20. Tie a lashing type knot onto the bamboo then feed it upto the washer of the stretchy dongle.

The space behind is where i water the back of the beans.