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Planting Pole Beans to Boost Yields and Save Space
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Planting pole beans should be on the to-do list of every vegetable gardener. Not only are they a reliable crop, but the vining plants are serious space savers and produce a far larger harvest than bush beans when given the same square footage. In this article you’ll learn when and how to plant pole beans, the best site for the vines, and how to care for the plants to ensure the best possible harvest of tender snap beans.
Why you should be planting pole beans in your gardenI grow a wide selection of vegetables like tomatoes, peas, beets, lettuce, and cucumbers. But, between you and I, it’s the snap beans that I’m most impatient to harvest. They were the first crop I grew as a child and I fell in love with their tender buttery pods and fresh flavor. Snap beans are legumes, like peas, and there two main types to grow: bush snap beans and pole snap beans.
When given the choice, I’d rather grow pole beans over bush beans. The plants are easy to grow, extremely productive, and the colorful pods are delicious fresh and cooked. Plus you can freeze or can surplus harvests to enjoy that homegrown goodness all year round. Pole beans are a type of snap bean and produce 5 to 8 inch long podsin shades of green, yellow, and purple.
Planting pole beans is an easy way to boost yield without adding more growing space. This is because pole bean plants produce two to three times the amount of pods than bush beans when given the same amount of space. That’s huge! Plus pole beans also crop for weeks longer than bush beans for an extended harvest. And because the vines are growing vertically, the leaves dry off quicker after a
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