Runner bean supports

[Bren In Pots]

Jamesy, thank you for this really useful information! Judging quantities is something I find pretty hard so it's great to see what you've written here.

I'd be aiming on having beans about four times a week though, so ... crumbs ... that's a lot of bean plants! More than worth it though

According to 'the veg expert book' you can expect a 60lb yield from every 30 beans that are sown.

[Jamesy_uk]

Jamesy, thank you for this really useful information! Judging quantities is something I find pretty hard so it's great to see what you've written here.

I'd be aiming on having beans about four times a week though, so ... crumbs ... that's a lot of bean plants! More than worth it though

Hehe, if you want a bit more info I classed a meal as around 250grams for the 3 of us which was about right and I used (Scarlet Emperor). Theres quite a few nice Runner Bean caserole recipes about as well which is what I used them a lot for.

On the note of this thread and Supports I think I will try the X this year, looks like it might work well for me in my folks garden.

[jojo2910]

Thank you all for the help. I went with 2 sets of 8ft canes in an A frame. I was slightly to small, so roped in the OH. One frame already has peas on it and the other for runner beans.

[Pies]

If you are growing Painted Lady ...? Mixed red/white Flowers.

Pass a bit like celebration that a tricolour .

I usually have white lady as a white as it defo does set well in hot weather ,for red its used to vary but i found scarlet emperor good but this year im trying scarlet empire which is supposed to be an improvement on emperor

[coreopsis]

plant some red and some white flowering varieties as red set better in cooler weather and white set better in hotter weather apparently

Definitely red for me then,cheerio White Emergo.What about bicoloured Painted Lady and Hestia?

This Munty frame is brilliant!

[soyo]

Dont forget this: National Beanpole Week 2011National Beanpole Week 2011 calls on gardeners to support Britain’s coppiced woodlands by choosing eco-friendly, locally-grown coppiced beanpoles instead of imported bamboo canes.

[FoxHillGardener]

I'm a fan of the arches over the path too. They're high enough for me to walk under without getting caught - much

[Minamoo]

I would love to do something like that. But the demon spawn (a.k.a the chickens) would eat anything they could reach. Yet more reason to finally build them a proper run so I can reclaim my garden. Having to net every plant in the garden is getting a bit tedious.

[zazen999]

I read about the munty frame from a post zaz did ages ago - planning on making a permenant one by my shed, as at least they'll grow up and then not be in shade! (my shed is on the south side of my plot, grrr - and it's too large to move, proper big sturdy thing).

I was going to come on and mention the Munty but Grapes were there already.

I use my munty most years; but this year it's that bed's turn for spuds so I'm using other methods. If I get time, I might make another in a different bed; for more flexibility. They really are the springer's swingers......

This was it with Peas already growing, from the Member's Experiments Pea Trial 2009....it was pure beans last year

[Two_Sheds]

eco-friendly, locally-grown coppiced beanpoles instead of imported bamboo canes.

A great idea, but the website needs some tweaking. I typed in my home town and found 7 "local" suppliers.... er, in Devon, Hants and Herts

(there are actually none in my area, sadly, so I shall continue using my boombams: they're good for a few years yet)

[Pies]

A couple of pic's taken today.I am now fed up of beans,ive never had so many

[Flummery]

They look jolly healthy! I assume you are further south than I am - just getting my first runners up to the point of picking for Sunday Dinner.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Unfortunatly I don't have the room for large supports so have to stick to the old fashioned canes etc. I grow 18 plants, 6 in buckets against a wall, 3 each in two large planters and 6 more in Morrisons pots against a fence. The ones against the fence also are trained along horizontal ropes which allows me to go to an equivalent height of about 12ft. From these 18 plants I usually harvest plus of 100lbs.

Colin

[Pies]

how do you keep up with the watering

[Potstubsdustbins]

how do you keep up with the watering

11/2" gap between the compost and the rim of the container this gets filled everyday.

Colin