I use to grow beans up in front of my big front glass window to shade it in the summer. Neighbors were constantly stopping and ask me what kind of flowers they were because they wanted to plant some. Beautiful!Hi, Pole Bean grower here. Seven years ago I was given 10 Scarlet Runner beans, I have gotten enough seed to grow a privacy wall for my patio for five years now. Some of the seeds are albino's (creamy white base with dark mottling, instead of the purple) which flower with a paler shade than the purple seed. They produce both color beans. Was wondering if anyone knew if that is a common thing for them. I did try to grow the white ones separately last year but they easily could have been cross pollinated with the others.
It's too late in the year for me to plant, short season for pole beans and my pots are already planted, so I have lots of time to study and plan for next spring... and now I have seen the beans here!
My Bean and Nasturtium Wall (2014, a good year):
View attachment 20277 View attachment 20279View attachment 20280
What's under all that... (2015):
View attachment 20278
(2016, not a good year, no pic)
I think it would be fun to have a different type bean in each pot (6 to 8 per pot), would this work? I know they would grow but would there be any hope for any 'true seed' for the following year? I can see even self-pollinators having a problem with cross pollination with this kind of density...
It is just a 'hobby wall', privacy is it's main function and the honey bees/hummingbirds do love the red flowers. I grow Kentucky Wonder pole beans in the veggie garden.
Beautiful gardens Russ!!!!!
Quick question
A lot of my beans have ended up podding way earlier than expected, and so on plants way shorter than expected (as in , to the point where those pods (which are still only half grown) are dangerously close to ground level. What happens when they hit it? Will they just bend out or stop growing longer, or do I have to worry about them actually eventually snapping in half from the pressure? I know the stems will bend up a little, but if the pods are only like half size at the moment they'd have to be almost parallel to the plant to cover the difference, and that would seem to be asking for a snap off as well. I'd be tempted to dig little troughs under the pods to give them more room, but that would probably cut through most of the plants roots.
I have not paid attention to my garden lately. We have been pushing hard to finish the outer parameter fence. We finally have our place enclosed and it is such a feeling of relief and satisfaction.
It has rained often enough that I didn't need to water. The only thing producing right now is zucchini and we've had enough of that so I didn't care if it grew to firewood logs.
We slaughtered a hog yesterday and will do #2 Friday. Then #3 and we'll be done. The pigs rooted up the rabbit protection fence......you know where is going, right? I am sickened.
All 3 varieties of beans look like this. I had timed it thinking I would be picking beans right about now. Rabbits have chewed every plant down to the stems.
View attachment 20221
They ate every okra plant also. I had 4 rows ready to bloom, now I have stumps.
View attachment 20222
Rabbits didn't touch anything else in the garden. Yet.
I will replace the chicken wire I put on the 2"x4" horse wire after we get the pigs gone. And hopefully the beans will grow back. The okra would be nice too.