This is the first year I have grown pole beans. I wanted to try out more vegetables that I could trellis and grow vertically. The seeds were bought from OSC and came with this description
“A strong, hardy and vigorous climber that is a prolific producer of round, meaty pods 18-20cm (7-8") long. A tried and true variety producing top quality green beans with a distinctive pleasing taste.”
I did have a little trouble when they germinated because of some heavy rain that washed away the soil covering them. But they still germinated above ground and set down roots. The packaging said that they will grow >70cm, that was a significant understatement. The trellis its self was 6’ and the poles on either end were 10’. The plants went up one side and down the other with a number of plants that went up the poles and started to grow into the tree. The plants were very hardy and were able to withstand the light frost.
The beans themselves were plentiful. Once they reached about 6’’ they were ideal for picking. Much larger than that and I found they because very meaty and not as tender as they should be. They grew in clusters of 4 beans all together that made it easy to pick as long as you could find them amongst the tangled mass of vines.
They were grown on 6’x 12’ plastic netting. It worked ok, but the weight of the vines made the middle sag about a foot. As well at the end of the season it is almost impossible to pull the vines out of the netting. They were so intertwined I left them there and will just use as is this year.
I would defiantly grow these beans again. The next time i grow these the trellis will be taller and use different materials. I do have some different ideas for this year that I am still working on.
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