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Title: Climbing French Beans
Post by: thomasb on May 30, 2007, 21:37:08

Hi All,
I hope to plant out climbing french bean plants next weekend that I have in rootrainers. I am going to sow them at the base of a chicken-wire fence and let them climb up it. I saw another plot holder do it last year with runners and it looked very well.
My question is as follows. What distance should I leave between the plants? I have not sown climbing french beans before and therefore I do not know how they will spread out.

Thanks,
Thomas

Title: Re: Climbing French Beans
Post by: jennym on May 30, 2007, 22:41:30

Plant mine about a foot to 18" apart usually.

Title: Re: Climbing French Beans
Post by: asbean on May 30, 2007, 22:45:06

I plant them about 8 inches apart growing up poles, but if they are growing up chickenwire, then they'll spread rather than wrap around.

Title: Re: Climbing French Beans
Post by: Blue Bird on June 01, 2007, 20:24:49

plant mine 6'' apart but up a bike wheel frame so the in a compact space and they always do fine ;D

Title: Re: Climbing French Beans
Post by: saddad on June 01, 2007, 23:47:58

I really don't think it matters... just give them the space you've got... what sort are they? I grow severla heritage varieties like Blue coco and trail of tears..
Grew Lazy housewife for a while but prefer round to flat pods..
;D

Title: Re: Climbing French Beans
Post by: sarah on June 02, 2007, 08:48:34

i agree the saddad, i would just space them out equally along the space you have, but i would say six inches as a minimum.

Title: Re: Climbing French Beans
Post by: thomasb on June 02, 2007, 14:20:16

Thanks all,
I planted them out this morning at 12 inch spacing.

Thomas

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