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allenwrench
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 Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:58 pm Post subject: Do beans such as navy beans or kidney beans have to be stake |
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| Do beans such as navy beans or kidney beans have to be staked? If so, what do you use? |
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CarlinsDarlin
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:08 pm Post subject: Re: Do beans such as navy beans or kidney beans have to be s |
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Almost all of the beans that are grown to be dried/shelled beans (like kidneys, navy beans) are bush beans, not pole beans. You should be able to grow them without staking. For those that are pole climbers, I usually put a small section of 2x4 wire fencing between t-posts for them to climb on. It's always worked well.
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:21 pm Post subject: Re: Do beans such as navy beans or kidney beans have to be s |
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| allenwrench wrote: | | Do beans such as navy beans or kidney beans have to be staked? If so, what do you use? |
I'll tell you our story.
Fava beans generally don't require staking, but ours all blew over in a fierce wind in early June. So we tied them all up. They did just fine after that. If you live where nasty wind can pop up, it might be a good idea to be ready to tie them. They usually have weak stalks.
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