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| Pole beans |
I tried planting pole beans on trellises elsewhere in the garden earlier this Spring. The deer ate them, and then the cucumber plants took over the trellis. I underestimated how much room they would need! I decided to make a tee pee trellis to see how that would work out. There are two kinds of pole beans planted around this one: asparagus yard-long and Kentucky wonder.
The plants are climbing the trellis quickly, and started putting out lovely large flowers. I even spotted a couple of tiny beans near one flower. This is my first experience with pole beans (not counting the failed first attempt), so I'm pretty excited about them.
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| Tiny little beans are emerging |
The bush beans have been under netting since the deer mowed down the first planting. There are a few different varieties under there, successively sown: provider, blue bush lake, and golden wax. I had tried an Italian flat green bean variety too, but they were a part of the casualties, and I didn't have any more seeds for them. Two small plants survived and gave me a little nibble, but that was all.
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| Bush beans |
The most mature row of the beans are starting to put out beans. I picked a handful yesterday and today. I'm really hoping for a nice crop of beans so that I can store some for winter. As it is, I have enough beans for a couple of servings, so they are on the menu for tonight's dinner.
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| Starting to produce |
Unfortunately the slugs took a liking to our beans. They are now desperately trying to recover from the attack.
ReplyDeleteI hope they do recover for you Sue. I have noticed a few fat slugs over the course of the season, but I got rid of them quick enough. I have been fortunate not to have had a slug problem in the past. I hope my luck holds out!
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