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Digeroo
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Runner Beans how far apart do you plant
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May 13, 2011, 09:46:15 »
I am terrible at shoe horning things in. Just planted out some quite bit runner bean plants and realised because there were bit that I put them some considerable distance. I would be interested in what people think is their optimum.
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BarriedaleNick
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Re: Runner Beans how far apart do you plant
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May 13, 2011, 10:05:20 »
I would plant out at around 9" in my raised beds..
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Digeroo
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Re: Runner Beans how far apart do you plant
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May 14, 2011, 06:05:24 »
Many thanks for your replay Nick I though I would have a whole host of different answers to choose from. I think everyone was busy yesterday.
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Lottiman
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Re: Runner Beans how far apart do you plant
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May 14, 2011, 06:18:07 »
I put mine in 12 inches apart 10 canes to a wigwam only because its the way i remember my father planting his,a lot of people on our site put theres closer together and all do very well.
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Digeroo
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Re: Runner Beans how far apart do you plant
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May 14, 2011, 06:43:44 »
I tend to get too many leaves and not enough beans so I am wondering if a great distance would help. Though having said that some were dripping last year.
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aj
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Re: Runner Beans how far apart do you plant
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May 14, 2011, 07:33:27 »
I grow on a Munty frame and my twine is tied 10cm apart; and I grow 2 french beans up each.
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bluecar
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Re: Runner Beans how far apart do you plant
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May 14, 2011, 08:02:30 »
Hello all.
I have spaced my canes for the french beans 6" apart and today I was going to put the plants in at one per cane. Should I be doing two per cane?
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Bluecar
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Digeroo
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Re: Runner Beans how far apart do you plant
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May 14, 2011, 09:09:13 »
I think that the number of plants per can of french beans might depend on the variiety. A brute of a plant like Mrs Lewis's purple podded might not take kindly to a bed fellow sharing its space.
I tend to give mine one each.
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Robert_Brenchley
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May 14, 2011, 17:16:07 »
I plant four per cane; if they start crowding each other out, I can always pinch some out!
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