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Would Runner Beans grow up the same string as a Cordon Tom?
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Ok got an answer and that's what he does. Someone else also use to put at 2 foot distance a put 1 sunflower mammuth as a cane, one tomato, and one butter bean plant. Also she put lettuce as intercroping. Like i said maybe in Italy been quite sunny all this plant grow well together. The problem may be that In uk all this plant would hold a lot of humidity and causing problems with the tomatoes.
she send me a pics where you can see them together at early stageAttached Files
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Yes if the cane goes straight up with a bean twined around,between the tomato plants,sounds better than what I did. I didn't get the angles right,the tomatoes merged into the bean plant at about 4ft. It would definately strangle a tomato plant if it entwined around it,I can imagine the top tomato branches/flowers getting squashed completely,like my sweetcorn was once strangled (on a cob) but going up a separate string or bamboo sounds good.Location : Essex
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Thanks for your input peeps. I have put canes in between the toms and leaned the canes towards the Toms strings so should meet at around 4-5ft.sigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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Originally posted by Bigmallly View PostI don't know if I've got this right but wondered if the Nitrogen fix from the Beans would be of any benefit to the Toms.............just a random thought.
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Originally posted by Elfeda View PostIt is right, I read to sow beans around aub's as they need extra nitrogen, so it could be same with tomssigpic“Gorillas are very intelligent, but they don't have to be as delicate as chimps -- they can just smash open the termite nest,”
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