Two bean support questions.

**taff** · 04-04-2010, 05:16 PM

1-not totally sure, but if you plant them offset and in a block, you might be able to get away with support around the outside because they'll support each other in the middle if that makes sense. Mine were about 60-90cm last year, and were ok without support.
2- yup, runner bean height poles.

**Two_Sheds** · 04-04-2010, 06:04 PM

Broad Beans: it depends a lot on how windy your site is. My broadies tend to grow horizontally because of the wind, so I plant them in a rectangle, with a cane at each corner, and string wrapped around it all.

Cobra is a tall french bean: let it grow as tall as you can reach (that's 5 foot for me), then pinch out the tip when it gets as high as your bamboo canes.

**solway cropper** · 04-04-2010, 09:57 PM

I do the same as TS cos we get some hellish winds up here. Although the sutton is supposed to be a dwarf variety it still needs support.

**Gurberly** · 05-04-2010, 06:25 AM

Thanks peeps!

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