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Message 1.Â
Posted by zoomer44 (U14019069) on Wednesday, 12th May 2010
I have some runner beans, scarlet emperor. How tall are they likely to grow, it's doesn't
say on the packet so I don't know how tall to make the supports.
How tall are peas, early onwards likely to be, I've already realised the supports for them are likely to be far to small, last year I grew dwarf peas and they only grew 2ft high. I'm branching out this year
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Message 2
Posted by grandcottagegardener (U14258183) on Wednesday, 12th May 2010
Hello Zoomer - you'll need 8ft canes for the runner beans. Scarlet Emperer is a good choice - lovely taste to them.
As for peas - I grow mine against a 4ft structure.
Hope this helps -
Message 3
Posted by DunDiggin (U7739784) on Wednesday, 12th May 2010
Scarlet Emperor are a good choice although until I grew Daniels Defiance last year we prefered Enorma.
Now I'm 6'4" and I ridge my cane rows at 6'6" which means I can just about pick the top beans, but my wife can't.
As to peas, I grow heritage maincrop varieites so they go on the same structures as the beans. The mangetout go on 3ft pean/bean nets. -
Message 4
Posted by zoomer44 (U14019069) on Thursday, 13th May 2010
Thanks for the replies. My pea structures are probably high enough, the mangetout is growing really well but I didn't expect the beans to grow that tall, I'm going to need to rethink were everything is going to be planted.
I have 8 plants, does anyone plant alternatly with sweet pea or don't you plant these together.
Dundiggin - it said on the packet it was a favorite, producing a large crop too. -
Message 5
Posted by Playingtimeaddedon (U14150224) on Thursday, 13th May 2010
Pinch out your runner beans when they reach about 2ft. They will then branch out.
When they reach 6ft pinch them out again. This will prevent them forming a tangled mass at the top, which makes it difficult to see and pick all of the beans.
If you let beans go to seed, the plant has done its job - ensuring seeds for next year - and will stop producing new ones, putting its energy into ripening those going to seed.
Also, sow in succession, at about three week intervals, so that you have a longer season. -
Message 6
Posted by rob (U11396917) on Thursday, 13th May 2010
I did that one year never again,it all ended up in a right old tangle up,in fact the peas went mad!They were taking over.
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Message 7
Posted by kaz (U14437498) on Friday, 14th May 2010
I have planted sweetpeas with my runner beans for a few years not only does it look good but it is also beneficial.
I plant them alternately,do not be tempted to over plant i did this last year and my sweetpeas became mouldy this i think happened because of a lack of air flow and maybe the weather was part to blame.
Also watch out for aphids, they ate my flower
buds last year! -
Message 8
Posted by jo4eyes (U13654107) on Friday, 14th May 2010
I always plant my sweetpeas & runner & French beans on a support all together.
This years sweetpeas are already growing up the wigwam & the beans just germinated on a windowsill. The latter should be hardened off in 2weeks- I aim to plant them out at the end of May, am in Manchester.
I also 'stop' the beans when they get to the top of the supports, otherwise the resulting tangle is murder to sort out. I'd love to do 8ft supports, but am not tall enough, plus the garden can be windy so 6ft for me. J. -
Message 9
Posted by zoomer44 (U14019069) on Friday, 14th May 2010
Thanks again for your replies. I think I'll go for 6ft high supports and pinch off.
Don't think I'm going to get much more in my raised beds apart from peas and beans hopefully the space left will fit sweet corn and courgettes.
We have sightly milder weather to you jo4eyes. I'm about 50 miles up the M6 and for the past few months everytime I drive past Manchester on the M61 or 2
it's either been snowing, gale force winds or raining and often sunny where I live. If you're putting your beans out at the end of May mine should be ok too
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Message 10
Posted by BensGrandad (U7827628) on Friday, 14th May 2010
I have recently stsrted off my climbing french beans that I received from Dig In. Will wigwams of 7ft canes be sufficient as I have grown dwarf french beans previously.
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Message 11
Posted by grandcottagegardener (U14258183) on Friday, 14th May 2010
7ft canes will do you proud BG. When they reach the top of the cane just pinch them out. I use 8ft canes, but I am tall and able to cope with beans growing to this height.
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