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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: Dandytown on March 21, 2012, 12:00:11

Title: Bean Varieties - height and distance
Post by: Dandytown on March 21, 2012, 12:00:11
Can anyone offer some notes on the growing height and planting distance of the following beans varieties

Bonne bouche -
Major Cooke -
Succotash -
Maderia Mareon -
Maupie -
Trail of Tears -
Swedish one pot -

I can't wait to see these grow  :)

Thanks again to the 2011 seed swap growers that donated them

Peter
Title: Re: Bean Varieties - height and distance
Post by: gavinjconway on March 21, 2012, 12:41:18
Hi DT... does it not say on the packets??
Title: Re: Bean Varieties - height and distance
Post by: Jayb on March 21, 2012, 14:00:26
Most of those should be on here, https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1JAfM3N2eHtuR4QnwknmZl7r6TComh2OLoL8Odb2o2m8

Succotash is quite leafy and likes to grow quite tall.
Maderia Maroon are climbers also.
Title: Re: Bean Varieties - height and distance
Post by: goodlife on March 21, 2012, 17:33:37
Magpie and Swedish one pot are bush beans. Plant them about 10" apart.
Title: Re: Bean Varieties - height and distance
Post by: saddad on March 21, 2012, 18:24:45
Trail of tears is a climber...  :)
Title: Re: Bean Varieties - height and distance
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on March 21, 2012, 21:52:16
Major Cooke is a climber as well. I start half a dozen seed in a three-inch pot, then grow them up wigwams.
Title: Re: Bean Varieties - height and distance
Post by: Dandytown on March 22, 2012, 11:26:35
Thanks everyone

Bonne bouche -
Major Cooke - climber
Succotash - climber
Maderia Mareon - climber
Magpie - bush beans, 10' apart
Trail of Tears - climber
Swedish one pot - bush beans, 10' apart

@ Gavin: the seeds are self saved by other growers

@Jayb:  Thanks for the link
Title: Re: Bean Varieties - height and distance
Post by: Digeroo on March 22, 2012, 16:00:30
Major cooke are huge at least 8 ft canes.  They have big leaves too so tend to blow over easily.  Trail of tears much smaller. 
Title: Re: Bean Varieties - height and distance
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on March 22, 2012, 20:14:46
Both of them grew to around the same size for me last year. They were comfortable on 8-foot poles; I wouldn't grow either on anything shorter.
Title: Re: Bean Varieties - height and distance
Post by: Digeroo on March 23, 2012, 19:56:05
My trail of tear must have slightly different genes I grow them up sweet corn.   Mine originally came from Real Seeds, I think I will try and source some HSL ones.
Title: Re: Bean Varieties - height and distance
Post by: galina on March 28, 2012, 16:34:15
Quote from: Dandytown on March 22, 2012, 11:26:35
Thanks everyone

Bonne bouche -
Major Cooke - climber
Succotash - climber
Maderia Mareon - climber
Magpie - bush beans, 10' apart
Trail of Tears - climber
Swedish one pot - bush beans, 10' apart



Bonne Bouche are climbers too

This is what I googled for info
http://www.veggingoutwithadam.com/seed-library/seed-list-2011/