Wigwam for runner beans

[Bigmallly]

I don't have room for a munty, and I got fed up of the horrible tangle at the top of a wigwam where all the beans eventually run out of cane and twirl around each other making a thick clump where you can't find the beans. So now I grow them up vertical canes, spaced about 6" apart, one bean per cane. I tie the vertical canes in to a horizontal cane about 3 feet up to provide some stability to the row. I find them much better behaved this way in my small garden.

Totally agree MH, I had some lengths of plastic tubing spare so made myself a structure in the shape of a shuttlecock so hopefully the beans will climb round the tubes then come out at the top and hang down..............that's the theory anyway. You can just about make it out next to the greenhouse. There is also a X shaped structure to the right of the pic which has currently got Mangetout & Climbing French Beans on. Hopefully this will give the same effect.

[mothhawk]

Sigh....I'm so jealous of all your space BM.

[Bigmallly]

Sigh....I'm so jealous of all your space BM.

Don't be jealous but yes, I'm lucky.

[craftymarie]

I don't have room for a munty, and I got fed up of the horrible tangle at the top of a wigwam where all the beans eventually run out of cane and twirl around each other making a thick clump where you can't find the beans. So now I grow them up vertical canes, spaced about 6" apart, one bean per cane. I tie the vertical canes in to a horizontal cane about 3 feet up to provide some stability to the row. I find them much better behaved this way in my small garden.

I'm totally lost. What is a munty???

My Dad said to pinch off the growing tops off the runner beans when they get up to the top of the pole. Is this not what I should do?

[Bigmallly]

A MuntyFrame is a structure similar to a goal post whereby the Beans/ Squash or whatever grow up & just hang down making it easier to harvest. There are different variations:

[craftymarie]

Very clever idea Thanks. I think I might have trouble trying to construct something like that on my own but I might twist OH's arm next year.

[Cadalot]

My Munty Frame on plot 1A is built using the wall and hanging basket brackets with a 4 ft bamboo structure that hangs over the path



For Plot 23B I'm going to do something like Bigmallly

[Containergardener]

Some impressive structures there
Im Pleased the munty has been cleared up I didn't dare ask..thought was lotters lingo

[Bigmallly]

My Munty Frame on plot 1A is built using the wall and hanging basket brackets with a 4 ft bamboo structure that hangs over the path

Good use of a wall/fence Al.

[rollingrock]

from reading op post they growing their beans on teepee not wigwam.

[Jay-ell]

from reading op post they growing their beans on teepee not wigwam.

Relax, you're two tents

[1Bee]

Oh well played, Jay, well played!

[Jay-ell]

These are the frames I used last year, sort of like 2 A frames in a bed (one down either side, half the width of the bed) but with the outside legs shorter and vertical and the longer inside legs at the centre of the bed sloping to the outside. The beans are planted in the centre of the bed and grow up the canes towards the outside of the bed



Gave space to underplant with squash which sort of worked but this year I may underplant with direct sow french dwarves

[SusieG]

Jay-ell, it'd take me a month of Sunday's to construct something even remotely like that ...!!!!!
I like your idea of under planting squash etc though - great use of the space!

[mothhawk]

Some impressive structures there
I'm Pleased the munty has been cleared up I didn't dare ask..thought was lotters lingo

It's named after the guy who invented it. His forum name, not here, but another forum (which I think has not been active for about 3 years) was muntjac.

This is his instructions on how to make one.
Muntys growing and planting tips. runner beans