patandchickens
Deeply Rooted
So, in a fit of poorly thought-out timing, about 10 days ago my 3 yr old and I planted scarlet runner bean seeds saved from last year. They're at the 2 true leaves stage now.
Why is this a problem? Because we are leaving on Friday morning for 10 days (visiting my family in Penna.) and I have NO idea how I am going to get these things to glom onto the teepee poles they're supposed to be growing onto. My experience is that their odds of finding and grabbing the poles on their own are, like, 50-50, and we have relatively few plants to start with and my kid is Highly Invested in this
So, any suggestions for increasing the odds of avoiding coming home to 2-foot-long bean vines either snapped off of their own weight or inextricably wound around each other and every weed in sight? Cuz left to their own devices I just know that's what'll happen.
I was thinking maybe a spiral of string wound around the lower part of the teepee, but I bet others will have better ideas and possibly personal experience with this sort of thing?
I need to know by tomorrow (Wed.) at around 4 because that will be my ONLY time to get this done
Thanks in advance,
Pat
Why is this a problem? Because we are leaving on Friday morning for 10 days (visiting my family in Penna.) and I have NO idea how I am going to get these things to glom onto the teepee poles they're supposed to be growing onto. My experience is that their odds of finding and grabbing the poles on their own are, like, 50-50, and we have relatively few plants to start with and my kid is Highly Invested in this
So, any suggestions for increasing the odds of avoiding coming home to 2-foot-long bean vines either snapped off of their own weight or inextricably wound around each other and every weed in sight? Cuz left to their own devices I just know that's what'll happen.
I was thinking maybe a spiral of string wound around the lower part of the teepee, but I bet others will have better ideas and possibly personal experience with this sort of thing?
I need to know by tomorrow (Wed.) at around 4 because that will be my ONLY time to get this done
Thanks in advance,
Pat