Dedicated Bean Pole Thread

Will start pickin in less then 2 weeks. Then I will keep track of the weight of the entire harvest.

I am new to this forum, but I love this idea. Once it fills in, it looks so attractive. So what kind of pole does it require and where would I find one? I put in a 4 x 4 raised bed this year to start growing veggies, this would be a great use of space. Could summer squash be grown in this set-up or would that be too heavy? How about cucumbers? Sorry if these questions are answered somewhere else.

TIA

Ooo, thanks for posting over in beginning gardeners. I love the set up. I can't wait to read about what else you are growing so I can follow along. Did I miss this info? What type bean are you growing?

Kathy

hi shuggins,

I used a 5/8 steel rebar for these 12 inch pots. Grow anything you want. Vining veggies will grow down and sprawl if that fits into your scheme. I haven't tried a bush variety of squash, they are very big and might not work.

KathySEFL,
Those a Blue lake Bush String Beans. Right now in my stacking planters i'm growing beans, cantelope, honeydew, collards, romaine lettuce , black eyed peas(thanks to Karen), trying tomatoes and peppers, and English Peas

We had a wicked storm last night...was thinking about Joy.
Washed away alot of pollen but broke a couple of my tomatoe plants. Hope everyone in its path is ok. You would sure know it this morning if you have a roof leak. I have lived in FL almost my whole life...love the thunder. That was in the top two of what I have ever heard.

Garden Glory: I was left stumbling in the dark, my daughter took off to Orlando and I was just getting out of the shower when the electric went, and of course, every single flashlight in the house's battery was dead and I can't see at night. Managed to fumble around and get dressed and then out to my brothers for a flashlight, when I got back, the lights were back on. We are supposed to get more of the same Monday; but today the sun is shining, so this evening out go some more plants and hopefully, will have everything done this week.
joy

Bob: I am going to try the beans in my stackers, but I can't wrap my brain around tomato plants in them. How does that plant get it's support? Or does it hang like the topsy turvey (or whatever they are)? I'm confused when it comes to the larger plants.

You've inspired me with the beans!

2busy,

The tomato and pepper plants are definetely a experiment. No telling what will happen, but I'm going to let them just grow down the stacker and see what happens.

Ohhh, sounds like a fun experiment. Keep us posted with pictures.

Bob: What if the tomato winds up wearing the stacker as a fancy hat? I often pictured the watermelon doing that with the EB.LOL
joy

D, Jay, et al.

I came up with this. LMK what ya'll think. It's a vertical grow pole "shelf" for containers from 1-5 gallons.

Hey, Ggirl, your just like American Express...you're everywhere I want to be. That is a great idea, by the way. Dmail him girl.

Gymgirl What would you plant in them?
joy

Joy, probably anything I already plant in a 5-gallon bucket that grows shorter than a tomato vine!

You know, children, [smirk] that we hi jacked Bob's dedicated thead.
Sorry Bob.

Sorry, Bob...

It's OK everybody, it is time to post another pic of the bean pole anyway.

here is a close up (wrong)

here it is

Bob! Beautiful! from Feb 18th to April 2 ...6 weeks give or take? And you could start picking, oh Wow!!

Bob: Nice, my plants are getting bushy too; but that is because of the nonstop rain we have had all week here, can't even dart out between the drops. It's supposed to let up tomorrow and the next day; but then right back to it again. Hmmm, maybe I should put the toms out of the greenhouse? Hmmm, maybe not?
joy

Bob, there's more beans in that picture than I got last year off my spitermite ridden plants. Looking good!

OK The harvest begins !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just for fun I picked the first 10 beans from the Bean Pole. They weighed in at 1.4 oz. The tally begins today. Let's have a contest. Whoever comes closest to the total poundage of beans harvested from the 100 plant Bean Pole wins a prize. The prize is the same set up to grow the 100 plants - 7- 12inch NJ Stacking Planters.(you supply the 4 ft rebar). Reply to this thread with your username and guess. Good luck to all.

BocaBob

Bob..I'm guessing 75 lbs for the whole harvest. Devota

Bob...I'm guessing 87 lbs.

Carol

I'm guessing 42 pounds of beans.

Pugzley

Sniffles, I can't participate as I don't have any stackers. No fair. LOL
joy

50 lbs.

Joy you doofus, the prize IS the stackers, LOL!

Pugzley done stole my guess of 42 lbs. This ain't fair. I think this game is rigged!!

LOL! Jackwhacker, I did it scientificlike. I figgered that with BB's calculation of 1.4 oz. for 10 beans, that would be right about 100 beans plus change to a lb. And then I imagined BB's nimble fingers picking off beans to the tune of thousands and that made me figger that BB's fingers would fall off at right about the 4200 or so mark. That's how I picked my number.

My guess is 93 pounds. I sure would like that stacker.

I can see this is going to be fun !!!!!!!!!

I wasn't sure it was serious in the first place LOL. Has your scale been certified and calibrated? I want a fair contest here ROFL!

It's new, does that count?

Bob.......if you keep this up, you may prove that stacked container gardening is the most cost effective and productive way to garden. I can think of some advantages:

1. Gardeners with smaller spaces can make use of this system.
2. Gardeners with some physical limitations can use this system. Less bending, stooping, kneeling and heavy weight lifting.
3. Watering system simplified either manual or automatic and uses much less water.
4. Can garden intensively and use succession sowing to increase production.
5. Stacking pots made of a material that may never wear out.
6. Coir based grow mix is reported to last 5 to 10 years with proper care.
7. Easily combined with other methods of gardening.
8. Can be and should be used with the type of soluable fertilizer that contain all necessary nutrients.
9. Simplified technique using free draining grow mix, Proper fertilizing and good watering schedule. Beginners make fewer mistakes.
10. Faster growing and lusher plants.
11. Vertically mounted stacked pots eliminate some of the problems with ground type insects such as cut worms, slugs, snails, etc.
12. No ground diseases. No worry about clay soil, sandy soil, nematodes, grass and weeds in the grow beds, cat poo, dog poo, and maybe best of all, less chance of salmonella from cow and horse poo.
13. easily covered to protect from frost which can allow extended seasons.

I gotta quit.....my fangers are tard......but whats not to love!

is this from beginning pick to last pick of the season on these beans??? just trying to get a time frame here...virginia

62.5 lbs of beans for total harvest of this bean pole...

63 was my guess from the start..And that is my final answer...