Pea and bean support

[Likac66]

Last year I grew peas, beans, mange tout up a net up the fence. It wasn't a great growing year (as we all know) so it's hard to know how successful it was. The year before I grew mange tout up wigwams in pots - they were really successful.

This year I have the allotment (just in case you hadn't heard!) so will be planting in beds. For the runner beans I have decided to put up two rose arches about 6 ft away from each other with bamboo canes lashed horizontally between. I'll put bean netting across and over so the beans can grown right over and I'm going to put them over a path.

I don't think peas need such high support - is that right? I was thinking of putting bamboo canes uproot into the ground with string going across horizontally. I'm not sue how high peas grow? The plants I had in troughs last year only grew to a couple of feet high but I didn't get much of a crop.

I think the mange tout and dwarf peas will stay in pots with wigwams up in the garden.

How high do peas grow on average? Thanks.

[Potstubsdustbins]

That depends on the vareity.

Keleveton Wonder somewhere between 2`6" and 3ft. Alderman upto 6ft.

Potty

[SarzWix]

Most mainstream varieties of peas will be fine with relatively low supports, 2-3ft at most, but like Potty said, the odd one or two types such as Alderman get to 6ft or more. What does it say on the packet?

[Linzy]

Im using a bamboo structure for my runner beans this year and my lovely other half who is a scaffolder is letting me use some of his brick guards to support my peas

[Likac66]

I have a few different varieties - some I bought, some have been given to me. I have Kelvedon Wonder, Douce Provence, Birds Eye Freebies and some others. I think they're probably all a standard sort. I'll go with the canes and string then.

I also have the Meteor peas that were free with GYO magazine and they are described as a dwarf variety. I'll keep those at home.

[snakeshack]

I like victorian collosal climbing peas,even last year they topped out at 10 ft

[rita1]

my pea's have sticks from the woods, these have lots of lower branches and taller one's so the peas can climb up them, it's good for starting them off and then i add pea sticks for when they grow i bit higher.
i only get the shorter varieties of pea. lets hope for a better year this year.

[veggiechicken]

I like victorian collosal climbing peas,even last year they topped out at 10 ft

I'm not going to ask how you pick them!!

[hawthorns]

im going to try this set up

[jonohanson]

This is what i'm using this year (still being strung), the beans will climb up then across the south facing slope

[horticultural_hobbit]

Am going to use the builders corden netting stuff, when I get around to it. For little peas, anyway. Runners will have canes, and netting strung across them.

[Veggielot]

I like climbing plants myself seems more appropriate for peas and beans. I use bamboo and some poles I got from Wilkinsons to make a frame with pea netting. The most important thing is that it is strong, enough to support the plants. The first year a grew runner beans they broke the supports, total nightmare trying to repair.

[bramble]

I have chicken wire attached to my wall and they will climb up that with starting support from some sticks from my bamboo plants which I have dug up.