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  • From: Gary Woods <garygarlic@earthlink.net>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] another pole bean question
  • Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2010 21:41:13 -0500

On Sun, 5 Dec 2010 19:43:07 -0500 (EST), you wrote:

>OK--thanks to all you who answered my question on pole beans. Now another
>one: How high will the vines grow and still produce beans? If I use a 7 ft
>fence as a support, will they grow that tall and produce beans all the way
>up?
Depends on the variety- some are more vigorous than others. All the ones I
grow will easily climb to the top of an 8-foot pole....I usually tie 6
poles in a teepee perhaps 4 feet wide at the base.

Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic
Zone 5/4 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G




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