runner beans- how many

[Derek]

I was beginning to feel the odd one out here....I grow one runner bean per pole and so do all the other plotholders on the site
I have to admit to not really knowing any different :-[
I will be giving it a go next year though

Derek

[Derek]

[David K]

Just testing....replied to this earlier but nothing appeared!  ::)

[David K]

Just testing.....replied to this earlier but nothing appeared!   ::)

[David K]

Just testing.....replied to this earlier but nothing appeared!   ::)

Just like the buses!  ;)

[boris]

I've always planted one runner per pole with no problems, except having far too many beans to deal with.  Doesn't seem to matter if the bean is called 'stringless' or not, if you let them grow too big it's no fun eating them.  Next year will pick and eat at 6-8 inches max.

[Derekthefox]

So you are a head down gardener, like me then Wardy ?

I agree on the string problem boris, small is tender seems to be the rule ...

Derekthefox :D

[boris]

I agree on the string problem boris, small is tender seems to be the rule ...

Derekthefox :D

As in so many areas of life. :)

[MikeB]

Hi Blight, must confess the book said 4-6 per pole, but like the rest I only plant one per pole with the pole 6 inches apart in the row and the rows 1 foot apart.

MikeB

[karrot]

hehe found the book thanks, don't know what i was searching under ???
i grew 4 per pole last year for the first time, they all died, the birds had them :'(. hadn't quite learned to protect them properly.
hello Mr rotavator what are you trying to say?

[Jockthebear.]

The vegetable gardener's bible, written by Edward C. Smith.  Available from amazon.

MikeB

I have this book and I wouldn't recommend it. It's written from an American viewpoint, but the main problem imo is that it's one of those books that uses a lot of words without conveying very much useful info. The Larkcom book is in a different class as are Organic Gardening by the beatific Geoff Hamilton, and anything by Bob Flowerdew, who loves his subject.

[MikeB]

The thing with books though is it is definitely one man's meat is another man's poison. 

Proves the point I think, I would recommend it.

All the best

MikeB

[Meg]

I am a two bean pole girl and am only so gratefull that they don't fall ova with that weight on them.

[plot51A]

Always been a one bean pole person myself - but can now understand why the climbing frenchies looked so spars and lonely when the runners next to them were prolific as usual. Shall try giving the frenchies lots of company round their poles next season. Thanks for that blight!

[lancelotment]

I'm with you on that one Periwinkle.  One per pole although on advice from Billy at the next plot, I alternated french and runners with the odd sweet pea thrown in to attract pollinators.  Lance

[Annadl]

I have ordered the Lasy Housewife Bean.  I was planning to grow it along a trellis fence.

Any experience with this one.  How many will I need for a family of 4?

[tomatoada]

I love this thread.  Now can we say how high the bean canes should be and how far apart if grown in a double row.  That is at what angle  should the canes be.

[carloso]

a pole ? can some one explain this to me please,  i thought a pole was a good length ! but when your putting 2 beans to a pole then its not a lot or damned good beans !!!


carlos

[redimp]

I thought a pole was an eastern european  ???

Quick definitions (pole)

noun:   a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
noun:   one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
noun:   a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
noun:   one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions (Example: "They are at opposite poles")
noun:   one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
noun:   one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
noun:   a native or inhabitant of Poland
noun:   a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
noun:   a square rod of land
noun:   a linear measure of 16.5 feet
verb:   deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
verb:   support on poles (Example: "Pole climbing plants like beans")
verb:   propel with a pole (Example: "Pole barges on the river")
name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #34976)

The pole they are talking about is the one you grow your beans up, not the unit of measurement.