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climbing beans and limited space

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  Posted by lindster (U14438180) on Sunday, 16th May 2010

  hi, due to lack of ground space i plan to grow my blue lake climbers in pots. Ive been looking at wigwams and netting but not sure of the best option. Is there anyone who could offer some advice?
  Thanks.

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  Posted by thevodkarose (U13048111) on Sunday, 16th May 2010

  They always do better in the ground where they are less prone to drying out.
  
  Climbing beans are wonderful to grow in the ground where space is limited. Wherever there is the tiniest gap, there's room to shove in a climbing bean and some support. In the long term, they also benefit their surrounding plants by locking nitrogen in their roots.
  
  If you do grow in a pot, add some water retaining gel. You can use any form of support you prefer, as long as its height matches the eventual height of the beans.

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  Posted by bookertoo (U3655866) on Monday, 17th May 2010

  Hi Lindster - I have been growing beans in pots for a long time, and find some types do much better than others. Any of the runners seem fine (I think Blue Lake is a runner?), but some of the French and dwarf types are never really happy - hard for me who grows just about anything in pots to admit!!
  
  A good quality compost helps, I've bought some bags somewhat like potato bags, with a frame to fit, I'm growing runners in those, first time so we will see what happens. I'm using a peat free genral purpose compost and adding a little loam base to give the container weight in the wind.
  
  They do need plenty of water and good drainage as well, I add vermiculite to the compost to help on that front. If you don't get many insects then spray the flowers with a fine water mist or go around with a paintbrsuh flower to flower to help - but if they are outside they will probably get pollinated fine.
  
  The don't mind what they climb, I find netting good as the tendrils catch that easily before twisting about it, but traditonally they were grown up abamboo stakes - anything really that they can twist around.

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