2024 Little Easy Bean Network - Growing Heirloom Beans Of Today And Tomorrow

[Shades-of-Oregon]

Question ? The grape vines are in a 4’ high raised bed. Been seriously thinking about tacking out some of the vines and replacing them with pole, runner or vine beans . Any ideas which beans to try that would best fit a 15’ wide area with cable wires up 5’ for the vines to cling to?
It’s easy pickens from this high bed. Zone 8b.

 

[heirloomgal]

Question ? The grape vines are in a 4’ high raised bed. Been seriously thinking about tacking out some of the vines and replacing them with pole, runner or vine beans . Any ideas which beans to try that would best fit a 15’ wide area with cable wires up 5’ for the vines to cling to?
It’s easy pickens from this high bed. Zone 8b.

So many choices for that @Shades-of-Oregon! You want fresh eating beans? Runner beans?

 

[Zeedman]

Question ? The grape vines are in a 4’ high raised bed. Been seriously thinking about tacking out some of the vines and replacing them with pole, runner or vine beans . Any ideas which beans to try that would best fit a 15’ wide area with cable wires up 5’ for the vines to cling to?
It’s easy pickens from this high bed. Zone 8b.

There are 2 possible sources of Oregon-specific growing info that might be of help;

Seed Ambassador Project. (can't verify if they are still active, no recent posts on their website.)

Peace Seedlings (formerly Dr. Alan Kapular's 'Peace Seeds'.)

One question to consider is what kind of beans you want: Snap? Shelly? Dry? In your climate, you might be able to succession plant, with common pole beans (P. vulgaris) in warm weather, and runner beans in cooler weather. Runner bean roots will even over-winter & re-sprout in Spring, in areas where the ground doesn't freeze... perennial beans.