We grow Hyacinth Bean over this arch every year.
Hyacinth Bean
Beautiful!
Yes, that is gorgeous!!!
How many plants did it take to make it that thick and is the pic from this year?? I can only hope that mine gets any where near as pretty as that
Has anyone ever grown this along a fence? I'm really thinking about doing that next year to compete with the neighbor's honeysuckle.
It would work well along a fence. I am growing it this year with blue sky vine, coral vine, and yellow hyacinth bean. The yellow variety is not nearly as hearty for me. It's growing but won't make nearly the plant. In the picture I showed it's maybe two or possible three plants.
Mine has too much shade , I guess . 15" tall and won't post a picture , too ashamed of it . Wait till next year , I'll do better , give it what it needs .
I have mine planted on the side where the neighbor has 12ft tall Lgus. privets! I try keeping my side cut and have with permission cut them before, but she has a boyfriend now and I think he is able! At least if they grow up the privets, it will be prettier to look at.
The pic, taken early July, is from a few years ago when we planted the seeds in late March or early April.
We planted 5 seeds on each side of arch. Kept them moist and happy until they could grab the arch and then they just took off.
See your baby Coco...Lynea...doing quite well.
I have 9 plants in a raised bed 2 ft. in diameter probably a little bit thick but didn't want to chance thinning from fear of the others dying ,,they are now past 10' but still no blooms ,,I can add they like the sun, last year I had them in a rather shady spot and was just lucky to get enough for seed ..The Lady that gave me my seed had hers growing on a chain link fence with full morning sun and some shade in the afternoon ..Here in SE Ok. we have such dence forest and a lot of mature trees even in town that virtually no one has full sun
Mine never bloomed in Wichita Falls til deep summer, I made one blooming set that would dry beans as the frosts came, gave me restarts for next year- I had them growing along chain link fence- try using a fertilizer with iron in it, not nitrogen, horses will eat what is not good for them just to get even with you for whatever is in their horsey heads, then pout at you... try maybe a muscadine grape along the fence, or pyracantha if you are feeling daring, or Irises always worked along our fences, the climbing okra also they will probably leave alone, maybe, never can tell what they take a notion to nibble on...
I have a stack of rocks in a bed away from the house. I'm going to try my beans there. Didn't get to plant any last week due to hubby's wreck, but I will this week. I'm wondering if the rocks will be too hot for the vine to thrive on.
The stack is about three feet high and wide and six feet long.
Soaking seed in h20 and hydrogen peroxide. Having done this before, I decided to research the science behind this morning. Hope this link works.
http://www.using-hydrogen-peroxide.com/peroxide-garden.html
Well, it didn't turn blue but if you copy/paste this into your address line it will work.
I use a lot of Epsom Salt and it makes a big difference as well.
Got some hyacinth beans from catzgalore yesterday and I am about to soak before planting. Have had other seed sprout in the mixture overnight.
Your only problem will be losing the harvest in the rox and not able to get to bloom or bean...or sprouts.
A picture of the blooms:
A picture of our gate a different year:
Gorgeous! Looks great with the orange Cosmos, too.
My beans are soaking in h20 and hydrogen peroxide as we speak. Can't wait to see if they germinate and grow this year. Your pictures are inspiring.
Got one bean in the ground yesterday after soaking 24 hrs. Also planted 2 Grandpa Ott's morning glory seeds after scarifying and soaking with the hyacinth. It'll be really cool if they come up! That's like MAGIC!
Thanks, Louc and Stephanietx.
I love the orange cosmos. They are my fall colors, since we don't get any around here.
I saw some spouting this weekend that I threw out last weekend. I put up the deer netting in my ugly corner.(not for deer...just cheap trellis) Hope the beans and passion flower vine will cover it all up.
I'll bet it will. I sowed 24 of these this year because I wanted to cover my entire fence. Mine never bloom this early; they start up about mid-August and go until first frost. That doesn't bother me because it's a pretty vine even without the flowers, and when it does bloom, it's just soooooo pretty. My seedlings grow on anything nearby, or, without anything tall, just run through the bed. They do best in sun, but I've had self-sown seedlings in shade before, and they did pretty well.
What is maturity for beans-60 odd days I think? They will shoot tall, before ever starting to branch at the bottom, depends on what they have to climb I think, 10-15' is not unusual, My dad is growing them for me in California this year- they are a new experience for him too, he planted them behind his limas on a wall, now the limas are about done, and this will take over the area..
All four of the beans germinated in the peroxide mixture. They have been in the ground for 4-5 days and the teeny little sprout has doubled. It has been 101-102 all this week and my water bill is going to be horrendous. This is my only vice these days so guess that is ok.
Along with all the excess watering we are doing, is everyone adding fertilizers too? The watering could be diluting the plant food...
Just today I added a little Epsom Salts to my roses and a couple of other plants that were turning yellow. It is NOT salt. Trace mineral that allows the plants to up-take some of the nutrients that otherwise not be available to the plant. A natural product that improves the soil. Neil Sperry advises against fertilizing in this heat because new growth would be too tender. The sun's rays have literally burned some of the plants. Look like a torch has been waved over them.
Burned? thats a mild way of putting crispy crittured, nutrients are needed still, just not heavily, yup time for Epsoms, if your plants are not literally turned to hay right now
Some of mine are now in plant heaven and I suspect others will follow...what a summer.
C
Okay the HBV is now at about 20 feet up the dead tree but not a bloom
It's a hard summer to evaluate a new plant. I planted mine way too late in the season and they are climbing but still spindly. I think they needed to be planted in early spring but I didn't have the seeds then.
C
I had 4 beans sprout in a vessel with water and peroxide. Put them in very good dirt, out of the direct sun and watered just enough. Every single one has disappeared. Probably slugs or snails.
Very happy to correct my earlier post found 2 sets of blooms when I went to water ...
yay
My friendly neighbor brought over about 8 "starts" of HBV and planted them for me....all I have done is water them once ....or twice a day when we got no rain from the monsoon...they are all wilted over....will they snap back? Jo
This is my third total failure. Might try winter sowing next time. Cant grow sweet pea either.
If they are just wilted from the transplantation, they will come back if you keep watering them.
Thanks...my sweet pea isn't doing well either...Jo
I have a pack of sweet pea seeds. I'm thinking they don't like really hot weather? If anyone knows their sun preference, tell me now! I'll probably try to plant in the early fall. What about freezes? Not that it freezes here in Houston very much...Can't even imagine a freeze right now unless I stick my hand in the ice cube tray... :) Anyway, I babble.
I'll also try my hyacinth beans again a bit later or should I save for next year? They are beans. I guess I'll look up when to plant beans. Janet
They don't like heat and they like a good amount of sun. Of course here in TX that means part shade LOL. They won't take a freeze either. I am curious how they will do for you. Ah, one more thing, they seem to dislike humidity too.
C